ex|cog|i|tate

ex|cog|i|tate
ex|cog|i|tate «ehks KOJ uh tayt», transitive verb, -tat|ed, -tat|ing.
to think out; devise; contrive.
[< Latin excōgitāre (with English -ate1) discover by thinking < ex- out + cōgitāre think, cogitate]

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  • 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) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cog — as·cog·e·nous; ca·cog·ra·phy; cog; cog·gly; cog·ie; cog·i·ta·ble; cog·i·ta·bund; cog·i·tate; cog·i·ta·tion; cog·i·ta·tive; cog·man; cog·nat·ic; cog·na·tion; cog·na·tus; cog·ni·tion; cog·ni·tion·al; cog·ni·tive; cog·ni·tiv·ism; cog·ni·tiv·ist;… …   English syllables

  • tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… …   English syllables

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  • cogitate — cog•i•tate [[t]ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to ponder; meditate 2) to think about; devise • Etymology: 1555–65; < L cōgitātus, ptp. of cōgitāre=co co +agitāre; see agitate cog′i•ta tor, n …   From formal English to slang

  • cogitate — cog|i|tate [ˈkɔdʒıteıt US ˈka: ] v [I + about/on] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of cogitare, from co ( CO ) + agitare ( AGITATE)] formal to think carefully and seriously about something >cogitation [ˌkɔdʒıˈteıʃən US ˌka …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cogitate — cog|i|tate [ kadʒı,teıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to think about something carefully and for a long time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cogitate — cog·i·tate …   English syllables

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