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cogitate

v.
US //ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt// UK //kˈɒdʒɪtˌeɪt// cog·i·tate
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Origin

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgitō (“to think”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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