cognate object

cog·nate ob·ject

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Definitions of cognate object words

noun cognate object a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song 3
noun cognate object Grammar. a substantive functioning as the object of a verb, especially of a verb that is usually intransitive, when both object and verb are derived from the same root. Speech in Speak the speech is a cognate object. 1

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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adjective

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preposition

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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