n.
Pronunciation: ' käg- ˌ n ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin cognatus, from co- + gnatus, natus, past participle of nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget ― more at KIN
Date: circa 1645
1 : of the same or similar nature : generically alike
2 : related by blood also : related on the mother's side
3 a : related by descent from the same ancestral language b of a word or morpheme : related by derivation, borrowing, or descent c of a substantive : related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning
– cog · nate · ly adverb