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precogitated
cog·i·tate
/
ˈkɒdʒ
ɪˌteɪt
/
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[
koj
-i-teyt
]
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verb,
cog·i·tat·ed,
cog·i·tat·ing.
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;
<
Latin
cōgitātus
(past participle of
cōgitāre
), equivalent to
co-
co-
+
agitātus;
see
agitate
Related forms
cog·i·tat·ing·ly,
adverb
cog·i·ta·tor,
noun
pre·cog·i·tate,
verb,
pre·cog·i·tat·ed,
pre·cog·i·tat·ing.
Synonyms
1.
deliberate, reflect.
2.
weigh.
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World English Dictionary
cogitate
(ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt)
—
vb
to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder
[C16: from Latin
cōgitāre,
from
co-
(intensive) +
agitāre
to turn over,
agitate
]
'cogitatingly
—
adv
cogi'tation
—
n
'cogitator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
cogitate
c.1570, from L. cogitat-, pp. stem of cogitare "to think" (see
cogitation
). Related: Cogitating (1630s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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