cogitate
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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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cogitate
(ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt)vb
to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder
[C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate]
ˈcogiˌtatingly adv
ˌcogiˈtation n
ˈcogiˌtator n
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cog•i•tate
(ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i.
1. to ponder; meditate.
v.t. 2. to think about; devise.
cog′i•ta`tor, n.
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cogitate
Past participle: cogitated
Gerund: cogitating
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| Verb | 1. | cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
| 2. | cogitate - 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" puzzle over - try to solve rationalise, rationalize - think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" think - have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts" philosophise, philosophize - reason philosophically brainstorm - try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" meditate, contemplate, study - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?" |
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cogitate
verb think, consider, reflect, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, meditate, mull over, ruminate He was silent as he cogitated on what she had just said.
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cogitate
verb1. To think or think about carefully and at length:
chew on (or over), consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.
Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.
2. To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments:
Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head.
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Translations
يُفَكِّرُ تَفْكيرا عَميقا
přemýšletuvažovat
íhuga
apmąstymasapmąstyti
apsvērtprātot
dikkatle düşünmek
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cogitate
(ˈkodʒiteit) verb to think carefully.
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