cogitate
11cogitate — UK [ˈkɒdʒɪteɪt] / US [ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms cogitate : present tense I/you/we/they cogitate he/she/it cogitates present participle cogitating past tense cogitated past participle cogitated formal to think about something… …
12cogitate — verb /ˈkəʊʤɪteɪt/ a) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply. Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit. b) To consider, to devise. See Also: cogibundity, cogitation …
13cogitate — verb, formal I may have to cogitate on that one for a bit Syn: think about/on/over, contemplate, consider, mull over, meditate on, muse on/over, ponder, reflect on, deliberate on/over, ruminate on/over; dwell on, brood on, chew over; informal put …
14cogitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin cogitatus, past participle of cogitare to think, think about, from co + agitare to drive, agitate Date: 1582 transitive verb to ponder or meditate on usually intently intransitive verb to meditate de …
15cogitate — Synonyms and related words: cerebrate, conceive, conceptualize, entertain ideas, excogitate, exercise the mind, form ideas, give thought to, ideate, intellectualize, puzzle out, reason, reason out, sort out, think, think about, think out, think… …
16cogitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reflect, think, muse, ponder, mull, consider, meditate; plan, think up. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ponder, meditate, contemplate, consider; see consider 3 , think 1 . See Synonym Study at… …
17cogitate — cog|i|tate [ˈkɔdʒıteıt US ˈka: ] v [I + about/on] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of cogitare, from co ( CO ) + agitare ( AGITATE)] formal to think carefully and seriously about something >cogitation [ˌkɔdʒıˈteıʃən US ˌka …
18cogitate — cog|i|tate [ kadʒı,teıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to think about something carefully and for a long time …
19cogitate — [[t]kɒ̱ʤɪteɪt[/t]] cogitates, cogitating, cogitated VERB If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. [FORMAL] You re listening and cogitating are you?... [V on/about n] Frido cogitated on the term. Derived words: cogitation… …
20cogitate — cog·i·tate || kÉ’dʒɪteɪt v. ponder, ruminate, contemplate, think about …
