Antonyms for cognate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kog-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒg neɪt |
Definition of cognate
Origin :- 1640s, from Latin cognatus "of common descent," from com- "together" (see co-) + gnatus, past participle of gnasci, older form of nasci "to be born" (see genus). Words that are cognates are cousins, not siblings. As a noun, from 1754.
- adj alike, associated
- The young men who figure at embassies and missions are all "cognate numbers."
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- The adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the cognate word.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- The first syllable is cognate with mare and the second means servant.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Richier, has generally been absorbed by the cognate Richard.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- A glade or valley in the wood was called a Dean, Dene, Denne, cognate with den.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- The bank of a river or lake was called Over, cognate with Ger.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Stout, valiant, now used euphemistically for fat, is cognate with Ger.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- With bird nicknames may be mentioned Callow, unfledged, cognate with Lat.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- That the Greek mind was apt in doing this is cognate to their idealizing turn in art.
- Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
- There are cognate aims and similar achievements in literature and art.
- Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
Synonyms for cognate
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