cogitate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
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verb use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
cerebrate; think.
- I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
WordNet
Cog"i*tate intransitive verb
Etymology
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To engage in continuous thought; to think. He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth. Bacon.
Cog"i*tate transitive verb
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To think over; to plan. He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. Foxe.