cognosce
US/kɑɡˈnoʊs/
cognosce verb: to determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.
Verb
cognosce (third-person singular simple present cognosces, present participle cognoscing, simple past and past participle cognosced)
- To determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.
- […] directing him to enquire whether the Person sought to be Cognosced is Insane, who is his nearest Agnate, and whether such Agnate is of lawful age […]1869, Hugh Barclay, I. S. H. Laidlaw, The Journal of Jurisprudence, volume 13
- To examine; to give judgment.
cognosce meaning in Bengali
cognosce in Bengali
- পরীক্ষা করা, রায় দেওয়া
Forms of cognosce
| third-person singular present | cognosces |
|---|---|
| present participle | cognoscing |
| past participle | cognosced |
| past | cognosced |
Origin of cognosce
Learned borrowing from Latin cognosco.
Words formed from cognosce
Questions about cognosce
- What does cognosce mean?
- Cognosce means to determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.
- What is cognosce in Bengali?
- Cognosce in Bengali is পরীক্ষা করা, রায় দেওয়া. See Cognosce meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is cognosce?
- Cognosce is a verb.
- How do you pronounce cognosce?
- Cognosce is pronounced /kɑɡˈnoʊs/ (US).
- What is the past tense of cognosce?
- The past tense of cognosce is cognosced.
Words near cognosce in the dictionary
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