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Cogitate

//ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply. intransitive

    "He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth."

  2. 2
    use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments wordnet
  3. 3
    To consider, to devise. transitive
  4. 4
    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgitō (“to think”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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