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Definitions for cogitate
ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪtcog·i·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cogitateverb

    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

  2. think, cogitate, cerebrateverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. cogitateverb

    To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.

  2. cogitateverb

    To consider, to devise.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To COGITATEverb

    To think. Dict.

    Etymology: cogito, Lat.

ChatGPT

  1. cogitate

    To cogitate means to think deeply and carefully about something. It involves intense contemplation or meditation on a subject in order to understand it thoroughly or come up with a solution or idea.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cogitateverb

    to engage in continuous thought; to think

  2. Cogitateverb

    to think over; to plan

  3. Etymology: [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cogitate

    koj′i-tāt, v.i. to turn a thing over in one's mind: to meditate: to ponder.—adj. Cog′itable, capable of being thought.—n. Cogitā′tion, deep thought: meditation.—adj. Cog′itātive, having the power of thinking: given to cogitating. [L. cogitāre, -ātum, to think deeply, co-, together, and agitāre, to put a thing in motion.]

Editors Contribution

  1. Cogitate

    塾孝する、よく考える in Japanese.


    Submitted by anonymous on July 24, 2019  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cogitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cogitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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