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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cog•i•tate /ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to ponder; think about something;
meditate:cogitating about how he had gotten himself into this mess. cog•i•ta•tion /ˌkɑdʒɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Even after long cogitation there was no solution.cog•i•ta•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cog•i•tate (koj′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. - to think hard;
ponder; meditate:to cogitate about a problem. v.t. - to think about;
devise:to cogitate a scheme.
- Latin cōgitātus (past participle of cōgitāre), equivalent. to co- co- + agitātus; see agitate
- 1555–65
cog′i•tat′ing•ly, adv. cog′i•ta′tor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deliberate, reflect.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weigh.
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