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dʒənt adjective
1.
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin cōgent- (stem of cōgēns, present participle of cōgere to drive together, collect, compel), equivalent to cōg- (co- co- + ag-, stem of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent
1650–60; < Latin cōgent- (stem of cōgēns, present participle of cōgere to drive together, collect, compel), equivalent to cōg- (co- co- + ag-, stem of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent
Related forms
co·gent·ly, adverb
non·co·gent, adjective
non·co·gent·ly, adverb
un·co·gent, adjective
un·co·gent·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing | |
| [C17: from Latin cōgent-, cōgēns, driving together, from cōgere, from co- together + agere to drive] | |
| 'cogency | |
| —n | |
| 'cogently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
We have learned to ask such cogent questions because the news media does not.
It seems as though both extremes have cogent arguments arguing salubrious benefits.
And that's why the impact of the computerized voice and her cogent argument on behalf of people with autism is so powerful.
The arguments advanced in this communication seem to me, cogent and unanswerable.
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