| cognate accusative |
| Definition: A construction where the object is related in both origin and meaning to the verb that governs it. Note: This type of object is called a cognate object. |
| Example: He pooped a bitter poop.
(The word poop is the object of the verb pooped.) |
| Etymology: The word cognate derives from the Latin com, together + gnatus, born. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The term's first citation is from 1874: "The extent of action of the verb may be expressed by a substantive of the same meaning as the verb (Cognate accusative)." (Roby Lat. Gram. iv. viii. II. 40) |