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cog·nate

cognate

 
 
pronunciation:
kag neIt [or] kag niht
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: descended from a common ancestor.
cognate species
synonyms:
related
similar words:
akin, consanguineous, familial, kindred
definition 2: having a common origin, as languages.
Italian and Spanish are cognate languages.
synonyms:
related
similar words:
akin, close, familial, kindred
definition 3: having similar or analogous properties or functions.
synonyms:
corresponding, kindred
similar words:
akin, alike, allied, analogous, close, correspondent, parallel, similar, twin
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)cognate almost, both, relatively
(adj.)cognate + noun area, course, deficiency, discipline, field, noun, scholar, structure, term
 
part of speech: noun
definition: someone or something with the same origin or properties as another.
similar words:
analogue, correspondent, cousin, kin, likeness, relative
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)cognate carved, chosen, close, didactic, diminutive, doctoral, iberian, livid, natural, possible, postmodern, sartorial, similar, sound, sparse, spectral, transmitted, unrecognized, visual, yoruba
verb + (n.)cognate agitate, identify, mimic, overestimate, plow, share
noun + (n.)cognate Help arabic, aryan, bigot, cadence, change, fact, hesitation, hinduism, identifies, internship, language, more, pair, percentage, perdition, synonym, vocabulary, word