Cognite

//ˈkɑɡnaɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To become aware, or think so as to become aware, of some fundamental truth. intransitive

    "I abruptly cognited that "Have You Lived Before this Life?" was our first new book in two years."

  2. 2
    To think or cogitate (about). ambitransitive, nonce-word

    "Behavior is patterned, but any pattern of behavior is only an abstraction from actual unique sequences of behavior. Society, culture, and personality are merely three different ways of perceiving, cogniting, and organizing these patterns."

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"I abruptly cognited that "Have You Lived Before this Life?" was our first new book in two years."

Etymology

Back-formation from cognition.

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