Definitions

cogitate

[koj-i-teyt] / ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt /

VERB

think deeply about

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm cerebrate conceive consider contemplate deliberate envisage envision figure imagine meditate muse ponder reason reflect ruminate speculate

WEAK

chew the cud flash on kick around mull over noodle around stew over

Antonyms

STRONG

discard dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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The Cogitate Consortium is still running other experiments, including a video game in which objects move around a screen and flash on and off.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

The Cogitate Consortium, as the team called itself, needed two years to prepare the experiment, only to be waylaid by the coronavirus pandemic.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Cogitate, koj′i-tāt, v.i. to turn a thing over in one's mind: to meditate: to ponder.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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