Thesaurus: cogitate

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1. v. i. To engage in continuous thought; to think.
2. v. t. To think over; to plan.
3. v. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
4. v. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
5. 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. 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.
6. To engage in continuous thought; to think.He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression orrecordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth thefaculty of his fancy also cogitateth. Bacon.
7. v:100 v. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind