cogitate
[ koj-i-teyt ]
/ ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
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.
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RELATED WORDS
ponder, ruminate, cerebrate, consider, figure, deliberate, conceive, muse, reflect, contemplate, reason, meditate, imagine, speculate, brainstorm, envisage, envision
Nearby words
- cogently,
- coggan,
- cogged,
- coggle,
- cogitable,
- cogitation,
- cogitative,
- cogito, ergo sum,
- cognac,
- cognate
Origin of cogitate
SYNONYMS FOR cogitate
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cogitate
/ (ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb
to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder
Word Origin for cogitate
C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate
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cogitate
late 16c., from Latin cogitatus, past participle of cogitare "to think" (see cogitation). Related: Cogitated; cogitating.
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