cogitate

/ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt/KO-jih-tayt

/ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt/KAH-jih-tayt

Meaningto think

Common meaning: to think deeply

cogitto think, ponderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 360 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latincōgitō, -āre‘to think, ponder’
Englishcogitate‘to think deeply’ · today

cogit also in: cogitation

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cōgitō ‘to think, ponder’.

Roots

cōgitō, -āre Latin “to think, ponder”

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