cogitate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin cogitare "to think"
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.ˌteɪt/
[edit] Verb
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to cogitate (third-person singular simple present cogitates, present participle cogitating, simple past and past participle cogitated)
- (intransitive) to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply
- 1953: Robert Wright and George Forrest, Kismet
- Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit.
- 1953: Robert Wright and George Forrest, Kismet
- (transitive) to consider, to devise
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:ponder
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[edit] Translations
to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply
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to consider, to devise
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
cogitate
- Second-person plural present tense of cogitare.
- Second-person plural imperative of cogitare.
- Feminine plural of cogitato.