<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing.</li><li>to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.</li><li>Synonyms: reflect, deliberate.</li><li>to think about; devise: to cogitate a scheme.</li></ul></li></ul>