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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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