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cogitate
[ koj-i-teyt ]
/ ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
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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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Origin of cogitate
OTHER WORDS FROM cogitate
cog·i·tat·ing·ly, adverbcog·i·ta·tor, nounpre·cog·i·tate, verb, pre·cog·i·tat·ed, pre·cog·i·tat·ing.Words nearby cogitate
Coggan, cogged, coggle, cog in the wheel, cogitable, cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate
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British Dictionary definitions for cogitate
cogitate
/ (ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb
to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder
Derived forms of cogitate
cogitatingly, adverbcogitation, nouncogitator, nounWord Origin for cogitate
C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate
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