cogitate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōgitāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the verb cōgitō (“I think”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

cogitate (third-person singular simple present cogitates, present participle cogitating, simple past and past participle cogitated)

(intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
  
  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.
- 1953, Robert Wright and George Forrest, Kismet
  Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit.
(transitive) To consider, to devise.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:ponder

Related terms

Translations

to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply

Bulgarian: размислям (bg) (razmisljam), размишлявам (bg) (razmišljavam)
Finnish: harkita (fi), miettiä (fi)
Portuguese: cogitar (pt)
Quechua: hamut'ay
Russian: обду́мывать (ru) (obdúmyvatʹ), размышля́ть (ru) (razmyšljátʹ)
Spanish: cogitar (es)

to consider, to devise

Bulgarian: разглеждам (bg) (razgleždam), обмислям (bg) (obmisljam)
Finnish: harkita (fi)

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French: cogiter (fr)

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

cogitate

inflection of cogitare:
1. second-person plural present indicative
2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

cogitate f pl

feminine plural of cogitato

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) cōgitāte

second-person plural present active imperative of cōgitō

Participle

(deprecated template usage) cōgitāte

vocative masculine singular of cōgitātus

References

“cogitate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“cogitate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
cogitate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.