Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cogitated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cogitating.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to
reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence,
prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.]
To engage in continuous thought; to think.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t.
To think over; to plan.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cogitate
v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
one's mind
2: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order
to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or
judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting
nowhere" [syn: think, cerebrate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "cogitate":
cerebrate, conceive, conceptualize, entertain ideas, excogitate,
exercise the mind, form ideas, give thought to, ideate,
intellectualize, puzzle out, reason, reason out, sort out, think,
think about, think out, think through
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
cerebrate, think
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