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Definition of cogitate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cogitate

verb

NAmE//ˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt//

[intransitive] cogitate (about/on something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cogitate

he / she / it cogitates

past simple cogitated

-ing form cogitating

to think carefully about something

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cogitation

NAmE//ˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See cogitate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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