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COGNATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Synonyms:
cognate; cognate word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cognate" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Derivation:
cognate (having the same ancestral language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Synonyms:
blood relation; blood relative; cognate; sib
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cognate" is a kind of...):
relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)
Derivation:
cognate (related by blood)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related by blood
Synonyms:
akin; blood-related; cognate; consanguine; consanguineal; consanguineous; kin
Classified under:
Similar:
related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
Derivation:
cognate (one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the same ancestral language
Example:
cognate languages
Classified under:
Similar:
related; related to (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Derivation:
cognate (a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Related in nature
Example:
connate qualities
Synonyms:
cognate; connate
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
related; related to (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics)
Context examples:
A cellular process that initiates with the binding of a G protein-associated transmembrane receptor to its cognate ligand,and results in a specific cellular response.
(G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling, NCI Thesaurus)
Any process which promotes expression of colony stimulating factors, their subsequent secretion, binding to their cognate receptors or intracellular signaling, and results in proliferation and differentiation of the target cell.
(Colony Stimulating Factor Signaling Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Any physiologic process which occurs in response to ligation of a colony stimulating factor receptor with a cognate ligand, and results in a reduced number of active signaling molecules within the target cell.
(Colony Stimulating Factor Suppression, NCI Thesaurus)
A process that involves the binding of a cognate ligand to a member of the calcium channel receptor family.
(Calcium Channel Binding, NCI Thesaurus)
Activated NFAT can regulate transcription through binding its own cognate DNA binding site.
(Calcineurin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A set of events occurring in B lymphocytes following stimulation with cognate antigen.
(B-Cell Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
A molecular biology technique used to detect the interaction of a DNA binding protein with its cognate binding sequence.
(Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, NCI Thesaurus)
Any interaction between a cognate ligand and any of a series of cytokine receptors.
(Cytokine Receptor Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
A process that involves the binding of any member of the cytokine family to a cognate cytokine receptor.
(Cytokine Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)
Any process which promotes expression of cytokine proteins, their subsequent secretion, binding to their cognate receptors or intracellular signaling, and results in functional responses in the immune system.
(Cytokine Signaling Process, NCI Thesaurus)
