cogitate
Verb
- consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind
- Less specific
- chew over
- think over
- meditate
- ponder
- excogitate
- contemplate
- muse
- reflect
- mull
- mull over
- ruminate
- speculate
- Related
- cogitative
- cogitation
- cogitation
- study
- use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; “I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
- Synonyms
- More specific
- puzzle over
- rationalize
- rationalise
- think
- philosophize
- philosophise
- brainstorm
- chew over
- think over
- meditate
- ponder
- excogitate
- contemplate
- muse
- reflect
- mull
- mull over
- ruminate
- speculate
- reason
- reason
- reason out
- conclude
- evaluate
- pass judgment
- judge
- study
- meditate
- contemplate
- plan
- associate
- tie in
- relate
- link
- colligate
- link up
- connect
- concentrate
- focus
- center
- centre
- pore
- rivet
- give
- pay
- devote
- think about
- think
- think
- See also
- chew over
- think over
- meditate
- ponder
- excogitate
- contemplate
- muse
- reflect
- mull
- mull over
- ruminate
- speculate
- think out
- think up
- think of
- dream up
- hatch
- concoct
- Related
- thinking
- thought
- thought process
- cerebration
- intellection
- mentation
- cogitative
- cogitative
- cogitation
- study
- thinking
- thought
- thought process
- cerebration
- intellection
- mentation
- think
- thinker
- creative thinker
- mind
- thinker
- thinking
- thought
- thought process
- cerebration
- intellection
- mentation