cogitate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōgitāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the verb cōgitō (“I think”).

verb

  1. (intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
    Think, ladies! Cogitate! Sharpen up the edges of your wit. 1953, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Kismet
  2. (transitive) To consider, to devise.

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