Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cogitate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t.
To think over; to plan.
He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night,
revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than
how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. --Foxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cogitated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Cogitating}.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to
reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence,
prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. {Adage}.]
To engage in continuous thought; to think.
He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by
impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth,
and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also
cogitateth. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cogitate
v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
one's mind [syn: {deliberate}]
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}]
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