cogitate
cogi|tate /k'ɒdʒɪteɪt/ (cogitates cogitating cogitated)
[VERB] V, V on/about n
If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. (FORMAL)
He sat silently cogitating.
...to cogitate on the meaning of life.
● cogitation [N-UNCOUNT]
After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.
[VERB] V, V on/about n
If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. (FORMAL)
He sat silently cogitating.
...to cogitate on the meaning of life.
● cogitation [N-UNCOUNT]
After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.