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cogitate

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cog⋅i⋅tate

  [koj-i-teyt] verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
Use cogitate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
–verb (used with object)
2. to think about; devise: to cogitate a scheme.
Origin:
1555–65; < L cōgitātus (ptp. of cōgitāre), equiv. to co- co- + agitātus; see agitate

Related forms:
cog⋅i⋅tat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
cog⋅i⋅ta⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. deliberate, reflect. 2. weigh.
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cog·i·tate   (kŏj'ĭ-tāt')   
intr. & tr.v.   cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing, cog·i·tates
To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder. See Synonyms at think.

[Latin cōgitāre, cōgitāt- : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + agitāre, to consider; see agitate.]
cog'i·ta'tor n.
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