| cognate object |
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An object that is related in both origin and meaning to the verb that governs it. Note: The type of grammatical construction that this forms is called the cognate accusative. |
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Example - He lived a wonderful life. (In the above, the word life is the cognate object of the verb lived.) |
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Etymology - The word cognate derives from the Latin com, together + gnatus, born. |
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Oxford English Dictionary - Its first citation is from 1876: "What is often termed the cognate accusative (or objective) (as in ‘to run a race’) should more properly be classed among the adverbial adjuncts." (Mason Eng. Gram. §372) |
