cogitate
verb
cog·i·tate
ˈkä-jə-ˌtāt 
cogitated; cogitating
: to ponder or meditate on usually intently
cogitating the possible consequences of my decision
: to meditate deeply or intently
cogitating on her career plans
cogitated on what would be the right thing to do
Examples of cogitate in a Sentence
I was cogitating about my chances of failing.
by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet the evidence for cogitating pond scum grows daily.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
With the eruptions and disruptions of digital mass culture as its Ferrari-level engine, often represented by the roaring drama of sport, Pfeiffer’s art cogitates on power as an ongoing campaign waged between the individual and the crowd.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
While Wall Street and Private Equity leaders have the time to leisurely cogitate the long view, business leaders (CEO’s, CMO’s, etc) have to make commitments today with real dollars based on their best guesses about the state of the consumer next fall and spring.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
Dyson presents mathematical arguments that these beings can, through shrewd conservation of energy, maintain the resources needed to survive, cogitate and communicate in an eternally expanding cosmos.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 16 June 2021
As his characters cogitate and self-medicate, scheme and philosophize, his subject is less the content of their thoughts than the mind contemplating itself.
—Washington Post, 11 June 2021
Jermaine uncovers America's obsession with capitalism and its cogitating impact on his everyday decision making, as well as those around him.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2018
Penrose believes that Hawking's condition has forced him to work more creatively, to take imaginative leaps where someone with a less uncertain future might want to cogitate a little longer.
—Jerry Adler, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
But Long, one of the revelers, (Ensemble regular James Rankin, always terrific) has been cogitating, too -- about their lot in life.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
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Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
With the eruptions and disruptions of digital mass culture as its Ferrari-level engine, often represented by the roaring drama of sport, Pfeiffer’s art cogitates on power as an ongoing campaign waged between the individual and the crowd.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
While Wall Street and Private Equity leaders have the time to leisurely cogitate the long view, business leaders (CEO’s, CMO’s, etc) have to make commitments today with real dollars based on their best guesses about the state of the consumer next fall and spring.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
Dyson presents mathematical arguments that these beings can, through shrewd conservation of energy, maintain the resources needed to survive, cogitate and communicate in an eternally expanding cosmos.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 16 June 2021
As his characters cogitate and self-medicate, scheme and philosophize, his subject is less the content of their thoughts than the mind contemplating itself.
—Washington Post, 11 June 2021
Jermaine uncovers America's obsession with capitalism and its cogitating impact on his everyday decision making, as well as those around him.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2018
Penrose believes that Hawking's condition has forced him to work more creatively, to take imaginative leaps where someone with a less uncertain future might want to cogitate a little longer.
—Jerry Adler, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
But Long, one of the revelers, (Ensemble regular James Rankin, always terrific) has been cogitating, too -- about their lot in life.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
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“Cogitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cogitate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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cogitate
verb
cog·i·tate
ˈkäj-ə-ˌtāt
cogitated; cogitating
: to think over : ponder
cogitation
noun
ˌkäj-ə-ˈtā-shən
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