'Cogitate' definitions:
Definition of 'cogitate'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Cogitate'
From: GCIDE
- Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cogitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Cogitating.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.] To engage in continuous thought; to think. [1913 Webster]
- He 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. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cogitate'
From: GCIDE
- Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t. To think over; to plan. [1913 Webster]
- He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. --Foxe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cogitate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cerebrate,
- conceive,
- conceptualize,
- entertain ideas,
- excogitate,
- exercise the mind,
- form ideas,
- give thought to,
- ideate,
- intellectualize,
- puzzle out,
- reason,
- reason out,
- sort out,
- think,
- think about,
- think out,
- think through