Cogitate

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: kōʹjÄ­tāt, IPA: /ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/, /ˈkÉ’dʒɪteɪt/

Origin

From cōgitāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin cōgitō ("I think").

Full definition of cogitate

Verb

1. (intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
• Francis BaconHe that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth.
• 1953, Robert Wright (writer) and , Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit.
2. (transitive) To consider, to devise.

Synonyms

Related terms

• cogibundity
• cogitation