cogitate

(kŏj'ĭ-tāt')
intr. & tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.
To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder. See synonyms at think.

[Latin cōgitāre, cōgitāt- : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + agitāre, to consider; see agitate.]

cogitator cog'i·ta'tor n.

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verb

1. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.
2. To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cerebrate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate, think. Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head. See thoughts.

v

Definition: think deeply about
Antonyms: ignore

IN BRIEF: To think deeply or ponder.

I like to sit and cogitate after I have seen a good movie.

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• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - cogitate: meditate, ponder hard

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overveje
v. intr. - tænke dybt, gruble

Nederlands (Dutch)
piekeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - projeter, imaginer (un plan, etc)
v. intr. - méditer, réfléchir, cogiter

Deutsch (German)
v. - nachdenken, grübeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στοχάζομαι, διαλογίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riflettere, cogitare, ponderare, meditare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cogitar

Русский (Russian)
размышлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - meditar, reflexionar
v. intr. - hacer una reflexión o meditación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tänka, tänka sig till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
仔细考虑, 谋划, 进行仔细考虑, 进行反复思考

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 仔細考慮, 謀劃
v. intr. - 進行仔細考慮, 進行反復思考

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고안하다
v. intr. - 궁리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 熟考する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فكر, تأمل, تمعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרהר ב-, חשב‬
v. intr. - ‮הרהר ב-, חשב‬

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