cogitate
[koj-i-teyt]
verb (used without object), cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.
to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
verb (used with object), cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.
to think about; devise: to cogitate a scheme.
Origin of cogitate
Synonyms for cogitate
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Related Words for cogitate
ponder, ruminate, cerebrate, consider, figure, deliberate, conceive, muse, reflect, contemplate, reason, meditate, imagine, speculate, brainstorm, envisage, envisionExamples from the Web for cogitate
Contemporary Examples of cogitate
Nevertheless, the media machine will cogitate for the next 48 hours on the supposed winners and losers.
Historical Examples of cogitate
Father Brown seemed to cogitate; he lifted a little whitebait on his fork.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
But he did not stop to cogitate either one way or the other.
The RhodesianGertrude Page
Here in Topeka there was nothing to do but cogitate and reflect.
The Wind Before the DawnDell H. Munger
I often cogitate over what accident must have befallen Jacob Canfield.
Two Wonderful DetectivesHarlan Page Halsey
Let me see; let me think, reflect, cogitate, tickle the thinker.
The VarmintOwen Johnson
cogitate
verb
Word Origin for cogitate
C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate
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