cogitation
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
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cogitación
- In this respect, the cogitation or thinking associated with the imagination retains the sense of opinion or speculation and therefore lacks the guarantee of certainty that reason ultimately strives to attain.
And my point is that what that suggests is that it has become an ideological position, void of rational cogitation as you proposed.
- And my point is that what that suggests is that it has become an ideological position, void of rational cogitation as you proposed.
- And any amount of journaling or deliberation, digestion, cogitation of that specific dream is going to be beneficial to you.
Examples
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How does it rate as a topic for serious cogitation, research, or pedagogy?
Academic text (2001) -
Therefore, the Jew, Philo, explains how God presides above mortal cogitation as though He dwelt in a palace.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have decided, after much cogitation, that Ray is a good dog.
Blog text (8) -
Rather, it is often the product of years of quiet cogitation, both conscious and unconscious.
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After a few decades of cogitation, I've concluded that our dilemma began when governments fixed specific 'values' to money.
Blog text (19) -
And any amount of journaling or deliberation, digestion, cogitation of that specific dream is going to be beneficial to you.
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After much cogitation, she decided to change her career path to pursue her passion.
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His cogitation about the complex problem allowed him to come up with a brilliant solution.
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The artist's cogitation led to a unique perspective that transformed the way people viewed her work.
Synonyms
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1.8
Careful use of your mind to consider something
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1.1
Careful learning about a subject, often by reading or thinking
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2.9
Careful thought or discussion before making a decision
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4.8
Thinking about something very carefully for a long time
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9.1
A careful, serious kind of thinking about something
Careful deep thinking to solve a problem or create a new idea
Antonyms
How Thoughtful
Surface Forms
Morphology
cogitation = cogitate (transparent) = cogit + ation
Regular nominalization from the verb 'cogitate' using the productive suffix '-ation', so the meaning 'act or process of thinking' is directly predictable from the base.
Etymology
Cogitation comes from the Latin cogitare, which meant 'to think' and is made of com- 'together' and agitare 'to move', like the English word agitate. So cogitation is like moving ideas together in your mind, which is why it means deep, careful thinking.