cogitate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt/ UK /ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to think deeply and carefully; to ponder

He sat by the fire to cogitate on the proposal overnight.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to think deeply and... ponder ruminate meditate deliberate reflect contemplate muse mull

Word family

Derived forms cogitation cogitativecogitator

Related forms cogitableexcogitate

Simplified etymology

Cogitate was borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin cogitare, meaning to consider or think. The same verb appears as cogito, meaning “I think,” in Descartes's formula cogito, ergo sum, and also gave rise to cogent.

Etymology

From Latin cōgitāre 'to think, consider', from co- (intensive) + agitāre 'to turn over in the mind, drive', frequentative of agere 'to drive, do'.

cōgitāre Latin agere Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cogitate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt/

## Meanings
1. to think deeply and carefully; to ponder

## Examples
- He sat by the fire to cogitate on the proposal overnight.

## Synonyms
- ponder
- ruminate
- meditate
- deliberate
- reflect
- contemplate
- muse
- mull

## Derived Forms
- cogitation
- cogitative
- cogitator

## Related Forms
- cogitable
- excogitate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cōgitāre
- Root: agere

## Etymology
From Latin cōgitāre 'to think, consider', from co- (intensive) + agitāre 'to turn over in the mind, drive', frequentative of agere 'to drive, do'.

## AI Etymology
Cogitate is a verb meaning "to think deeply and carefully; to ponder". Historically, it is from Latin cōgitāre 'to think, consider', from co- (intensive) + agitāre 'to turn over in the mind, drive', frequentative of agere 'to drive, do'. The visible construction is part of the etymology: cogitate is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin cōgitāre with Latin agere. Close English family members include cogitation, cogitative, cogitator, cogitable, and excogitate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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