What is the meaning of cogitate?

verb

  • Consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind.
  • Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.
    • usage: "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
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