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View usage for: (kɒgneɪt) adjectiveCognate things are related to each other. [formal] ...cognate words. [Also + with]Synonyms: related, similar, allied, associated More Synonyms of cognate cognate in British English (ˈkɒɡneɪt) adjective1. akin; related cognate languages 2. related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor Compare agnate 3. cognate object noun4. something that is cognate with something else Derived forms cognately (ˈcognately) adverb cognateness (ˈcognateness) noun cognation (cogˈnation) noun Word origin C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born cognate in American English (ˈkɑgˌneɪt) adjective1. related by family; having the same ancestor 2. having the same nature or quality 3. Linguistics related through the same source; derived from a common original form English apple and German apfel are cognate words; English and Flemish are cognate languages noun4. a. a person related to another through common ancestry b. a relative on the mother's side 5. a cognate word, language, or thing SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlated Word origin L cognatus, related by birth < co-, together + gnatus, pp. of gnasci, older form of nasci, to be born: see genus Examples of 'cognate' in a sentencecognate Definition related to or descended from a common ancestor Apocalypticism and millennialism are cognate theological terms. Additional synonymsthe UN and its affiliated organisations Synonyms associated, united, joined, linked, allied, connected, incorporated, confederated, amalgamated, federated, conjoined Definition similar We are very alike. Synonyms similar, close, the same, equal, equivalent, uniform, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin, duplicate, analogous, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth, like two peas in a pod Definition united by a common aim or common characteristics doctors and other allied medical professionals Synonyms connected, joined, linked, tied, related, associated, syndicated, affiliated, kindred- cogent
- cogitate
- cogitation
- cognate
- cognition
- cognizance
- cognizant
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