Meaning Of The Word Cognate object

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cognate object in American English
noun: a substantive functioning as the object of a verb, esp. of a verb that is usually intransitive, when both object and verb are derived from the same root

cognate object in British English
noun: a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song

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