cogitate
VerbUS[koj-ih-teyt]/ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)cogitated, cogitating
- consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindMore general chew over, think over
- 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”Synonyms: thinkcerebrateMore general act, moveMore specific understand, remember, decide, expect, insist, associate, chew over, reason, consider, plan +14 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cog′i·tate intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Cogitated; present participle & verbal noun Cogitating.]
Origin: 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.
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.— Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
Cog′i·tate transitive verb
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.— or Fox, John Foxe
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54