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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

cerebrate, conceive, conceptualize, entertain ideas, excogitate, exercise the mind, form ideas, give thought to, ideate, intellectualize, puzzle out, reason, reason out, sort out, think, think about, think out, think through

Dictionary Results for cogitate:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cogitate
    v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
         one's mind
    2: 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"
       [syn: think, cogitate, cerebrate]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cogitated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Cogitating.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to
   reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence,
   prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.]
   To engage in continuous thought; to think.
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         He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by
         impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth,
         and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also
         cogitateth.                              --Bacon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t.
   To think over; to plan.
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         He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night,
         revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than
         how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. --Foxe.
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