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First recorded in 1905–10; from French ��é������(����) “to sponge, remove gloss” (equivalent to ��é- prefix indicating removal + catir “to press, add gloss to,” from unattested Vulgar Latin �����峦��ī���� “to drive together,” equivalent to Latin �����峦��(�ܲ�), past participle of ��ō������� “to compel”); de-, cogent, -ing ¹