cogitate

[ koj-i-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

, cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.

1. to think hard; ponder; meditate:

   to cogitate about a problem.

   Synonyms: reflect, deliberate

verb (used with object)

, cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.

1. to think about; devise:

   to cogitate a scheme.

   Synonyms: weigh

cogitate

/ ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. to think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder

Derived Forms

• ˌcogiˈtation, noun
• ˈcogiˌtatingly, adverb
• ˈcogiˌtator, noun

Other Words From

• cogi·tating·ly adverb
• cogi·tator noun
• pre·cogi·tate verb precogitated precogitating

Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitate¹

1555–65; < Latin cōgitātus (past participle of cōgitāre ), equivalent to co- co- + agitātus; agitate

Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitate¹

C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate

Example Sentences

With that distinction comes the expected propagation of ambitious museum exhibitions seeking to articulate, illuminate and cogitate over its local history of modern art, which is little-known.

From Los Angeles Times

He had a cogitating look on his face.

From Literature

It’s one thing to cogitate and empathize with national shame and collective culpability, but it’s another thing entirely to grow up with it, to have it tattooed on your DNA.

From Los Angeles Times

And he began to work in earnest on the manuscript for “City of Quartz,” which brought together ideas he had been cogitating on for years.

From Los Angeles Times

"They will go over and over their thoughts, ruminate and cogitate sometimes for weeks and months," he says.

From BBC