- v. use or exercise the mind or one’’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (view details)
- v. consider carefully and deeply (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) use or exercise the mind or one’’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Usage Example(s): I”ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere
Synonym(s): cerebrate ( what does cerebrate stand for? ), think ( what does think stand for? )
Worth Checking: chew over ( what does chew over stand for? ), concoct ( what does concoct stand for? ), contemplate ( what does contemplate stand for? ), dream up ( what does dream up stand for? ), excogitate ( what does excogitate stand for? ), hatch ( what does hatch stand for? ), meditate ( what does meditate stand for? ), mull ( what does mull stand for? ), mull over ( what does mull over stand for? ), muse ( what does muse stand for? ), ponder ( what does ponder stand for? ), reflect ( what does reflect stand for? ), ruminate ( what does ruminate stand for? ), speculate ( what does speculate stand for? ), think of ( what does think of stand for? ), think out ( what does think out stand for? ), think over ( what does think over stand for? ), think up ( what does think up stand for? )
cogitate is derived from: cerebration ( what does cerebration stand for? ), cogitation ( what does cogitation stand for? ), creative thinker ( what does creative thinker stand for? ), intellection ( what does intellection stand for? ), mentation ( what does mentation stand for? ), mind ( what does mind stand for? ), study ( what does study stand for? ), think, thinker ( what does thinker stand for? ), thinking ( what does thinking stand for? ), thought ( what does thought stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) consider carefully and deeply, reflect upon, turn over in one’’s mind
cogitate is derived from: cogitation, study
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