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.

Words nearby cogitate

cogent, coggan, cogged, coggle, cogitable, cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate

Origin of cogitate

1555–65; < Latin cōgitātus (past participle of cōgitāre), equivalent to co- co- + agitātus; see agitate

SYNONYMS FOR cogitate

1 deliberate, reflect.

2 weigh.

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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.

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Example sentences from the Web for cogitate

Nevertheless, the media machine will cogitate for the next 48 hours on the supposed winners and losers.
Government Shutdown: Who Was to Blame?|Mark McKinnon|April 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He will lift his eyebrows with a certain look of contempt, and continue to cogitate—about nothing.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893|Various
Consequently she began to cogitate how she might escape from her mistress (Catharine Gordon), and reach a free State.
The Underground Railroad|William Still
Captain Dove in his turn took time to cogitate over that selfish suggestion.
The White Blackbird|Hudson Douglas

I had contemplated dapping with a palmer or Marlow buzz; and I sat down to cogitate.
Chats on Angling|H. V. Hart-Davis
And I wanted some time to myself, to cogitate, and to formulate some theories already budding in my brain.
The Man Who Fell Through the Earth|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for cogitate

cogitate

/ (ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /

verb

to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder

Derived forms of cogitate

cogitatingly, adverbcogitation, nouncogitator, noun

Word Origin for cogitate

C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate

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cogitate

verb (used without object), cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.

verb (used with object), cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.

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Origin of cogitate

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verb

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