Definition of Cognate

Noun

  • a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
    - cognate word
  • one related by blood or origin
    especially on sharing an ancestor with another
    - blood relation - blood relative

Adjective

  • related by blood
    - blood related - consanguineal
  • having the same ancestral language
    "cognate languages"
  • related in nature
    "connate qualities"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Cognate

  • Scrabble® score of the cognate (10)
  • Word Chums® score of the cognate (15)
  • Words With Friends® score of the cognate (13)

Unscramble cognate

139 unscramble word found using the letters cognate.
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