cogitate
English Thesaurus
1. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | puzzle over, |
| definition | : | try to solve (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | think, |
| definition | : | have or formulate in the mind (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | brainstorm, |
| definition | : | try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reason, |
| definition | : | think logically (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | contemplate, meditate, study, |
| definition | : | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | plan, |
| definition | : | make plans for something (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | think about, |
| definition | : | have on one's mind, think about actively (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | think, |
| definition | : | ponder; reflect on, or reason about (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | think, |
| definition | : | decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting (verb.cognition) |
2. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
3. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
| also | : | think out, |
| definition | : | consider carefully and rationally (verb.cognition) |
| also | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitation, study, |
| definition | : | attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | think, |
| definition | : | an instance of deliberate thinking (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | thinker, |
| definition | : | someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | given to cogitation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | of or relating to having capacities for cogitation (adj.pert) |
4. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | cogitation, study, |
| definition | : | attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitation, |
| definition | : | a carefully considered thought about something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | given to cogitation (adj.all) |
5. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
| also | : | think out, |
| definition | : | consider carefully and rationally (verb.cognition) |
| also | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitation, study, |
| definition | : | attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | think, |
| definition | : | an instance of deliberate thinking (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | thinker, |
| definition | : | someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | given to cogitation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | of or relating to having capacities for cogitation (adj.pert) |
6. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | cogitation, study, |
| definition | : | attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitation, |
| definition | : | a carefully considered thought about something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | cogitative, |
| definition | : | given to cogitation (adj.all) |
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