English verb: cogitate | |||
1. | cogitate (cognition) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
2. | cogitate (cognition) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments | ||
Samples | I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere. | ||
Synonyms | cerebrate, think | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | associate, brainstorm, center, centre, chew over, colligate, concentrate, conclude, connect, contemplate, contemplate, devote, evaluate, excogitate, focus, give, judge, link, link up, meditate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, pass judgment, pay, philosophise, philosophize, plan, ponder, pore, puzzle over, rationalise, rationalize, reason, reason, reason out, reflect, relate, rivet, ruminate, speculate, study, think, think, think, think about, think over, tie in | ||