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cog·nate  (kgnt)

adj.

1. Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

2. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.

3. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.

n.

1. One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

2. A word related to one in another language.

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[Latin cogntus : co-, co- + gntus, born, past participle of nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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cog·nation n.

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cognate

Adjective

1. derived from a common original form: cognate languages

2. related to or descended from a common ancestor

Noun

1. a cognate word or language

2. a relative [Latin co- same + gnatus born]

cognation n

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cognate

a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. — cognate, — cognatic, adj.

See also: Relationship

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cognate - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another blood relation, blood relative, sib relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
	2.	cognate - a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language cognate word word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Adj.	1.	cognate - related in nature; "connate qualities" connate related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
	2.	cognate - having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" linguistics - the scientific study of language related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
	3.	cognate - related by blood blood-related, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin, akin related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage