cog·i·tate /ˈkɑʤəˌtet/
 (vt.)(vi.)思考,考慮


 Cog·i·tate, v. t. To think over; to plan.
    He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor.   --Foxe.

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 Cog·i·tate v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cogitated p. pr. & vb. n. Cogitating.]  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.


 cogitate
      v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
           one's mind
      2: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order
         to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or
         judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting
         nowhere" [syn: think, cerebrate]