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cogitate
cog·i·tate [ kójji tàyt ] (past and past participle cog·i·tat·ed, present participle cog·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular cog·i·tates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
ponder something: to think deeply and carefully about something ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin cogitat-, past participle of cogitare, literally "disturb together" < agitare (see agitate)]

cog·i·ta·tion [ kòjji táysh'n ] noun
cog·i·ta·tive adjective
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