Cogitate
/ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.teɪt/noun
To think deeply or meditate on something.
Did you know?Cogitate comes from Latin *cogitāre*, which is built from *co-* (“together”) + *agitāre* (“to drive, move about”), so its oldest sense is basically “to set thoughts in motion together.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ag-
“to drive, move, lead”
Latin
Latin
agitāre
“to drive about, shake, stir, keep in motion”
Latin
Latin
cogitāre
“to think over, consider, devise”
Late Latin
Latin
cogitātus
“thought, reflection”
Middle English
English
cogitaten
“to meditate, think deeply”
Modern English
English
cogitate
“to think deeply or ponder”