Cognate object

noun

/ˈkɒɡneɪt ˈɒbd͡ʒɛkt/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) An object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).

Synonyms

cognate object cognate accusative cognation false cognate cognateness cognate cognancy cognacy comitative conjugate semblative homologue

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