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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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—Related forms

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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cogent

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