英语词汇“cogitate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To cogitate is a fancy way of saying to think hard about. If you spend a lot of time figuring out exactly how your French teacher does her hair, you are cogitating in order to avoid conjugating.

Cogitate can be used both transitively or intransitively, which means you can cogitate on something, like your history project or your why your computer never seems to work the way you want it to. Or you can simply sit in your room and cogitate.

WORD FAMILY

cogitate: cogitable, cogitated, cogitates, cogitating, cogitation, cogitative+/cogitation: cogitations/cogitative: cogitatively

USAGE EXAMPLES

But the lieutenant just nodded, cogitated a bit, and then picked up the phone.

Ted Conover, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing(2000)

Nor a Champ to cogitate over, but one to simply enjoy.

Forbes(Mar 22, 2015)

There's only so much delay can be expected in business investment decisions, as well as field closure decisions, while the Treasury cogitates.

BBC(Jan 08, 2015)

1v consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

Hyper

chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over

reflect deeply on a subject

2v use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Syn|Hypo

cerebrate, think

puzzle over

try to solve

rationalise, rationalize

think rationally; employ logic or reason

think

have or formulate in the mind

philosophise, philosophize

reason philosophically

brainstorm

try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over

reflect deeply on a subject

reason

think logically

conclude, reason, reason out

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

evaluate, judge, pass judgment

form a critical opinion of

contemplate, meditate, study

think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

plan

make plans for something

associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in

make a logical or causal connection

center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet

direct one's attention on something

devote, give, pay

dedicate

think about

have on one's mind, think about actively

think

ponder; reflect on, or reason about

think

decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep

devote (oneself) fully to

remember

exercise, or have the power of, memory

rationalise away, rationalize away

substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of

premeditate

think or reflect beforehand or in advance

theologise, theologize

make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects

introspect

reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

theorize

form or construct theories

theorize

construct a theory about

ratiocinate

reason methodologically and logically

induce

reason or establish by induction

deduce, deduct, derive, infer

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

make a mathematical calculation or computation

syllogise, syllogize

reason by syllogisms

categorise, categorize

place into or assign to a category

grade, order, place, range, rank, rate

assign a rank or rating to

stand

have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

approve

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

disapprove

consider bad or wrong

schedule

plan for an activity or event

choose

see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

prejudge

judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence

appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

reappraise

appraise anew

bethink

consider or ponder something carefully

reject

refuse to accept or acknowledge

consider or hold as true

believe, conceive, consider, think

judge or regard; look upon; judge

chart

plan in detail

project, propose

present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

compose, draw up, frame

make up plans or basic details for

plot

plan secretly, usually something illegal

scheme

devise a system or form a scheme for

designate, destine, intend, specify

design or destine

direct, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

lay out

provide a detailed plan or design

calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon

judge to be probable

interrelate

place into a mutual relationship

correlate

bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation

identify

conceive of as united or associated

free-associate

associate freely

feel, find

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

anticipate, expect

regard something as probable or likely

recall

cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

think

focus one's attention on a certain state

mind

be concerned with or about something or somebody

ascribe, assign, attribute, impute

attribute or credit to

have in mind, mean, think of

intend to refer to

consider, deal, look at, take

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

assign, attribute

decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

schedule

make a schedule; plan the time and place for events

disapprove, reject

deem wrong or inappropriate

adjudge, declare, hold

declare to be

critique, review

appraise critically

question, wonder

place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

speculate

talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

deduce, infer

conclude by reasoning; in logic

gather

conclude from evidence

extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer

draw from specific cases for more general cases

puzzle

be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

zoom in

examine closely; focus one's attention on

consider, study

give careful consideration to

hear, listen, take heed

listen and pay attention

fail

judge unacceptable

pass

accept or judge as acceptable

essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

单词	cogitate
释义	cogitate (once / 4061 pages) v To cogitate is a fancy way of saying to think hard about. If you spend a lot of time figuring out exactly how your French teacher does her hair, you are cogitating in order to avoid conjugating. Cogitate can be used both transitively or intransitively, which means you can cogitate on something, like your history project or your why your computer never seems to work the way you want it to. Or you can simply sit in your room and cogitate. WORD FAMILY cogitate: cogitable, cogitated, cogitates, cogitating, cogitation, cogitative+/cogitation: cogitations/cogitative: cogitatively USAGE EXAMPLES But the lieutenant just nodded, cogitated a bit, and then picked up the phone. Ted Conover, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing(2000) Nor a Champ to cogitate over, but one to simply enjoy. Forbes(Mar 22, 2015) There's only so much delay can be expected in business investment decisions, as well as field closure decisions, while the Treasury cogitates. BBC(Jan 08, 2015) 1v consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind Hyper chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over reflect deeply on a subject 2v use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments Syn\|Hypo cerebrate, think puzzle over try to solve rationalise, rationalize think rationally; employ logic or reason think have or formulate in the mind philosophise, philosophize reason philosophically brainstorm try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over reflect deeply on a subject reason think logically conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of contemplate, meditate, study think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes plan make plans for something associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in make a logical or causal connection center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet direct one's attention on something devote, give, pay dedicate think about have on one's mind, think about actively think ponder; reflect on, or reason about think decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep devote (oneself) fully to remember exercise, or have the power of, memory rationalise away, rationalize away substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of premeditate think or reflect beforehand or in advance theologise, theologize make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings theorize form or construct theories theorize construct a theory about ratiocinate reason methodologically and logically induce reason or establish by induction deduce, deduct, derive, infer reason by deduction; establish by deduction calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation syllogise, syllogize reason by syllogisms categorise, categorize place into or assign to a category grade, order, place, range, rank, rate assign a rank or rating to stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue approve judge to be right or commendable; think well of disapprove consider bad or wrong schedule plan for an activity or event choose see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way prejudge judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of reappraise appraise anew bethink consider or ponder something carefully reject refuse to accept or acknowledge accept consider or hold as true believe, conceive, consider, think judge or regard; look upon; judge chart plan in detail project, propose present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. compose, draw up, frame make up plans or basic details for plot plan secretly, usually something illegal scheme devise a system or form a scheme for designate, destine, intend, specify design or destine direct, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize plan and direct (a complex undertaking) lay out provide a detailed plan or design calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon judge to be probable interrelate place into a mutual relationship correlate bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation identify conceive of as united or associated free-associate associate freely feel, find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds anticipate, expect regard something as probable or likely recall cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression think focus one's attention on a certain state mind be concerned with or about something or somebody ascribe, assign, attribute, impute attribute or credit to have in mind, mean, think of intend to refer to consider, deal, look at, take take into consideration for exemplifying purposes assign, attribute decide as to where something belongs in a scheme schedule make a schedule; plan the time and place for events disapprove, reject deem wrong or inappropriate adjudge, declare, hold declare to be critique, review appraise critically question, wonder place in doubt or express doubtful speculation speculate talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion deduce, infer conclude by reasoning; in logic gather conclude from evidence extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer draw from specific cases for more general cases puzzle be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide zoom in examine closely; focus one's attention on consider, study give careful consideration to hear, listen, take heed listen and pay attention fail judge unacceptable pass accept or judge as acceptable essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
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