cogitate

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

Word family

Derived forms cogitation cogitativecogitator

Related forms cogitableexcogitate

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

Mind & Cognition 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
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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