cogitate

1 consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

2 use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: think, cerebrate]

English

Etymology

From cogitare "to think"

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.ˌteɪt/

Verb

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

See also

• cogitation

Translations

• French: cogiter

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