cogitate
verb/ˈkɒdʒɪteɪt/
Frequency rank: #19,961 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To think deeply and carefully about something.
Example sentence
She sat quietly by the window to cogitate on the difficult decision before her.
Synonyms & related words
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