ɪˌteɪt 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.
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cogitate (ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder | |
| [C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, | |
| 'cogitatingly | |
| —adv | |
| cogi'tation | |
| —n | |
| 'cogitator | |
| —n | |
| cogitate (ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder | |
| [C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, | |
| 'cogitatingly | |
| —adv | |
| cogi'tation | |
| —n | |
| 'cogitator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
cogitate
c.1570, from L. cogitat-, pp. stem of cogitare "to think" (see cogitation). Related: Cogitating (1630s).
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