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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]

co·gent·ly, adverb
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co·gent    Audio Help   (kō'jənt)  Pronunciation Key 
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
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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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