Dictionary entry

Cogitate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cog″i‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cogitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cogitating.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.] To engage in continuous thought; to think.

He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth.

Bacon.