cogitate
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/ / /ˈkɒdʒɪteɪt/ / /ˈkoʊd͡ʒɪteɪt/
verb
Etymology: First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgitō (“to think”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
“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.”
“Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit.”
- To consider, to devise.