to cogitate
3
8.5
- verb
- /ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt/
- Formal
:
cogitar
- Through fear and darkness, they continued to advance, to cogitate, and to express their alternately divergent and convergent opinions on the questions of the day: fascism, communism, revolution, resistance, sacrifice, and the role of their artistic gift with respect to these.
Therefore, and in brief, they do not efficiently touch on what I experience and how I function as a cogitating Organism.
- Therefore, and in brief, they do not efficiently touch on what I experience and how I function as a cogitating Organism.
Examples
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We will all die, so why not cogitate on that for a period of time?
Blog text (33) -
Reyes was already cogitating before he departed.
Fiction book (1999) -
I must cogitate on the matter further, as here it will walk a fine line.
Blog text (20) -
I wanted to cogitate on what it means to me.
Blog text (11) -
We have all been cogitating this tome for over a month.
Blog text (24) -
What I cogitated about never materialized.
Fiction book (1998) -
Of course, in all fairness, Ardiff had had the past thirty hours to cogitate on his theories.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even though he began by cogitating about literary analysis, Frye eventually felt that literary history came first.
Academic text (1992) -
Great piece - I've been wondering about it myself, and you've touched on all the points that I've been cogitating.
Blog text (13) -
After reading the report, she needed time to cogitate before making a decision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
To use your mind to consider something carefully
∞
1.0
To give attention to something in your mind
∞
1.1
To think carefully before making a decision
∞
1.0
To look at something carefully to understand it
265
3.9
To think carefully about something before making a decision
186
4.8
To think deeply about something for a long time
134
4.3
Think carefully for a long time about something
120
4.0
To think carefully about something and what it means
43
4.4
To think about something very carefully before deciding
36
4.7
Think carefully for a long time before making a decision
35
6.1
To think about something carefully for a long time
19
4.0
To think carefully about something before deciding
14
3.9
To think carefully about something for a while before deciding
10
7.6
To think carefully about something for a long time
8
3.0
To look at something carefully before deciding
3
4.1
To think about or talk about something carefully for a long time
1
4.1
To think carefully about something for a long time
To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution
To think carefully and seriously about something
To think about something slowly and in a relaxed way
How Deep
10
7.6
- Formal
3
8.5
134
4.3
265
3.9
∞
1.1
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cogitate comes from the Latin verb cogitare, made of co- ('together') and agitare ('to move' or 'to drive'). Think of it as 'moving ideas together' in your mind, which is why cogitate means to think deeply or carefully.