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'cognate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'cognate' with 2 example sentences.


cognate adjective

: related in nature

: having the same ancestral language

: related by blood

cognate noun

: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language


  • The English language is cognate to the German language.
  • The words poison and potion are cognates.
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