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–adjective

1.	convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.

2.	to the point; relevant; pertinent.

[Origin: 1650–60; < L cōgent- (s. of cōgéns, prp. of cōgere to drive together, collect, compel), equiv. to cōg- (co- co- + ag-, s. of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent

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co·gent·ly, adverb

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adj. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

[Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

co'gen·cy (-jən-sē) n., co'gent·ly adv.

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1659, from Fr. cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from L. cogentem (nom. cogens), prp. of cogere "to curdle, to compel, to collect," from com- "together" + agere "to drive" (see act).

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cogent
adjective
powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

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cogent [ˈkoudʒənt] adjective

(of an argument) convincing
Example: cogent words; a cogent argument

Arabic:	مُقْنِع، قَويُّ الحُجَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	令人信服的
Chinese (Traditional):	令人信服的
Czech:	přesvědčivý
Danish:	tungtvejende; overbevisende
Estonian:	veenev, loogiline
Greek:	πειστικός (π.χ. για επιχείρημα)
Hungarian:	meggyőző
Indonesian:	meyakinkan
Italian:	convincente

Latvian:	pārliecinošs; neapstrīdams
Lithuanian:	įtikinamas, svarus
Norwegian:	overbevisende
Polish:	przekonywający
Russian:	убедительный
Slovak:	presvedčivý, výstižný
Slovenian:	tehten
Spanish:	contundente
Swedish:	bindande, övertygande
Turkish:	inandırıcı, ikna edici

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Cogent

Co*act"\, v. t. [L. coactare, intens. fr. cogere, coactum, to force. See Cogent.] To force; to compel; to drive. [Obs.]

The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted. --Foxe.

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Cogent

Co`ag*ment"\, v. t. [L. coagmentare, fr. coagmentum a joining together, fr. cogere. See Cogent.] To join together. [Obs.] --Glanvill.

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Co*ag"u*late\, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere, coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See Cogent.] Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak.

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Co"gen*cy\, n. [See Cogent.] The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.

An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. --J. H. Newman.

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Co"gent\ (k[=o]"j[e^]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.]

1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]

The cogent force of nature. --Prior.

2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.

No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More.

Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.

The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands, Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. --Cowper.

Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive; convincing; conclusive; influential.

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Squash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Squashing.] [OE. squashen, OF. escachier, esquachier, to squash, to crush, F. ['e]cacher, perhaps from (assumed) LL. excoacticare, fr. L. ex + coactare to constrain, from cogere, coactum, to compel. Cf. Cogent, Squat, v. i.] To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

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Squat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squatting.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir (cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex + coactus, p. p. cogere to drive or urge together. See Cogent, Squash, v. t.]

1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.

2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.

3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.

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