cogitator

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cog•i•tate /ˈkɑdʒɪˌteɪt/   v. [no object] , -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 

1. to ponder; think about something;
   meditate:
   cogitating about how he had gotten himself into this mess.

cog•i•ta•tion /ˌkɑdʒɪˈteɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] Even after long cogitation there was no solution.

cog•i•ta•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cog•i•tate  (koj′i tāt′), v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to think hard;
   ponder;
   meditate:
   to cogitate about a problem.

v.t. 

2. to think about;
   devise:
   to cogitate a scheme.

• Latin cōgitātus (past participle of cōgitāre), equivalent. to co- co- + agitātus; see agitate
• 1555–65

cog′i•tat′ing•ly, adv. 
cog′i•ta′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. deliberate, reflect.
• 2. weigh.