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cogitate
Overview of verb cogitate
The verb cogitate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cogitate -- (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
2. think, cogitate, cerebrate -- (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")
Antonyms of verb cogitate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cogitate
2 senses of cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cogitate
1 of 2 senses of cogitate
Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
=> puzzle over
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> think
=> philosophize, philosophise
=> brainstorm
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> reason
=> reason, reason out, conclude
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> study, meditate, contemplate
=> plan
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> give, pay, devote
=> think about
=> think
=> think
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cogitate
2 senses of cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
'Cause To' of verb cogitate
Derived Forms of verb cogitate
2 senses of cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
RELATED TO>(adj) cogitative#2
=> cogitative
RELATED TO>(noun) cogitation#1
=> cogitation
RELATED TO>(noun) cogitation#2
=> cogitation, study
Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
RELATED TO>(adj) cogitative#2
=> cogitative
RELATED TO>(adj) cogitative#1
=> cogitative
RELATED TO>(noun) cogitation#2
=> cogitation, study
Domain of verb cogitate
Domain Terms of verb cogitate
Familiarity of verb cogitate
cogitate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb cogitate
2 senses of cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cogitate
1 of 2 senses of cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> premeditate
=> theologize, theologise
=> introspect
=> bethink
=> cogitate
=> wonder, question
=> puzzle
=> study, consider
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cogitate
Sense 1
cogitate
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
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Sense 2
think, cogitate, cerebrate
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Grep of verb cogitate
cogitate
excogitate
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