cogitate
/'kɔdʤiteit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To think deeply and carefully about something; to use one's mind to consider or reason about a matter. This is the core meaning, emphasizing focused, deliberate mental effort rather than casual thought.
- To ponder, meditate, or reflect upon something. This sense highlights a slower, more contemplative process of turning an idea over in one's mind.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- Before making a major decision, it is wise to cogitate on all the possible outcomes.
- The philosopher would often cogitate for hours in silence.
- She needed a quiet place to cogitate on the complex problem.
Advanced Usage
- "to cogitate on/about/upon something": This is the standard prepositional structure used with the verb.
- He spent the afternoon cogitating on the meaning of the ancient text.
- The committee is cogitating about the proposal's long-term effects.
Variants and Related Words
- Cogitation (n): The act or process of thinking deeply.
- After much cogitation, she arrived at a solution.
- Cogitative (adj): Related to or involving deep thought.
- He was in a cogitative mood all morning.
Synonyms
- Ponder: To think about something carefully.
- Contemplate: To look at or consider with continued attention.
- Reflect: To think quietly and calmly.
- Ruminate: To go over in the mind repeatedly, often at length.
- Deliberate: To think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully.
Antonyms
- Ignore: To refuse to take notice of.
- Neglect: To fail to care for or give attention to.
- Disregard: To pay no attention to.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To be lost in cogitation": To be so deeply absorbed in thought that one is unaware of surroundings.
- She was lost in cogitation and didn't hear the doorbell.
Verb
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
- consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind