cogitate
[koj-i-teyt]
- to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
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- to think about; devise: to cogitate a scheme.
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Origin of cogitate
Synonyms
See more synonyms for cogitate on Thesaurus.com1. deliberate, reflect. 2. weigh.
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Examples from the Web for cogitate
Contemporary Examples
Nevertheless, the media machine will cogitate for the next 48 hours on the supposed winners and losers.
Historical Examples
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
- to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate
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Word Origin and History for cogitate
v.
late 16c., from Latin cogitatus, past participle of cogitare "to think" (see cogitation). Related: Cogitated; cogitating.
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