cogitate

Meaning

1. To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
2. To consider, to devise.

Synonyms

think

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ponder

meditate

consider

reflect

contemplate

speculate

deliberate

ruminate

muse

cerebrate

think over

mull

reflect upon

excogitate

debate

study

mull over

scheme

map

mediate

moot

pencil

📝

plan

plat

plot

premeditate

project

propose

ratiocinate

reason

recollect

schedule

sketch

talk over

think about

think of

think twice

wonder

kick around

be anxious about

use one’s head

design

think about something

scratch one’s head

deliberate about

muse upon

cogitate about

analyze

consider about

be anxious

bethink

brood

cast about

chew

conceive

deem

devise

discuss

draw

drink in

engineer

examine

frame

ideate

introspect

judge

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lay out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōgitāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the verb cōgitō (“I think”).