cogitate[verb]Synonyms: think, consider, contemplate, deliberate, meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate
Related Words: conceive,
envisage,
envision,
imagine [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cog‧i‧tate /ˈkɒdʒəteɪt, ˈkɒdʒɪteɪt $ ˈkɑː-/
verb [intransitive + about/on][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of cogitare, from co- ( ⇒ co-) + agitare (, agitate)]
formal to think carefully and seriously about something
—cogitation /ˌkɒdʒəˈteɪʃ
ən, ˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃ
ən $ ˌkɑː-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲