cog´i|ta´tor

cog´i|ta´tor
cog|i|tate «KOJ uh tayt», verb, -tat|ed, -tat|ing.
–v.i.
to think over; consider with care; ponder; meditate; reflect: »

The judge cogitated a long time before making any decision in the case. That lady lay cogitating over the past evening (Dinah M. Mulock).

SYNONYM(S): deliberate, muse.
–v.t.
to devise; plan.
[< Latin cōgitāre (with English -ate1) < co- (intensive) + agitāre consider < agere reflect upon]
cog´i|ta´tor, noun.

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