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cogitate

verb/ˈkɒdʒɪteɪt/

C1CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

To think deeply and carefully about something.

She sat by the window to cogitate on the offer before giving her answer.

Similar: ponder, contemplate, deliberate

Origin: From Latin cogitare 'to think', from co- + agitare 'to turn over'.

Topic: thinking in General English

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