Cogitates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To engage in deep or careful thought about something
2. To reflect thoughtfully or ponder an idea or problem
3. To think over something diligently and with focused attention

Etymology: "Cogitates" is the third-person singular present form of "cogitate," so its history is that of the verb itself. The verb entered English in 1570, borrowed from the Latin "cogitatus," the past participle of "cogitare," meaning "to think." That Latin verb was built from "co-," an intensifying prefix, and "agitare," to drive or set in motion, so the underlying picture is of thoughts being shaken together and turned over. English later added the "-ate" suffix, which turns many Latin-derived forms into verbs. Strictly speaking, the Latin "cogitatus" is a participle form, and the English verb grew from that stem rather than from any Latin verb ending in "-ate." The "-ate" in English is the familiar verb-forming ending, so the English word carries its Latin ancestry in a single familiar shape.

Synonyms: contemplates, thinks, reflects, considers, mulls

Antonyms: ignores, overlooks, dismisses, neglects, disregards