Definition of Cognate

  • (a.) Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.
  • (a.) Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
  • (n.) One who is related to another on the female side.
  • (n.) One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.

Antonyms of Cognate


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Homophones of Cognate


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