cogitate
verb/ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/UK/ˈkoʊd͡ʒɪteɪt/US
Etymology
First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgitō (“to think”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- borrowed from cōgitātus
Definitions
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.
The neighborhood
- neighborcogibundity
- neighborcogitation
- neighbormetacogitate
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA