Is Cogitate a Real Word?

verb (used without object), cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing. to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.

How do you use cogitate in a sentence?

Definition of 'cogitate'

If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. He sat silently cogitating. We cogitated on the meaning of life. After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Bahamas.

Who or what might cogitate?

transitive verb. : to ponder or meditate on usually intently cogitating the possible consequences of my decision. intransitive verb. : to meditate deeply or intently cogitating on her career plans cogitated on what would be the right thing to do.