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Cogitate

verb

(past & past part. cogitated; pres. part. cogitating)

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. Synonyms: cerebrate, think.

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"Cogitate" Quotes from Famous Books

... erlong, dat li'l' black Mose he jes mek' up he mind he ain't gwine outen he shack at all. He cogitate he gwine stay right snug in de shack wid he pa an' he ma, 'ca'se de rain-doves tek notice dat de ghosts are philanderin' roun' de country, 'ca'se dey mourn out, "Oo-oo-o-o-o!" an' de owls dey mourn ...

— Humorous Ghost Stories • Dorothy Scarborough

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