cogitation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑː.d͡ʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /ˌkɒː.d͡ʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
- /ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /ˌkəʊd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
- kŏj'ĭ-tāʹshən
- kä'jə-tāʹshən
- /ˌkoʊd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- kōj'ĭ-tāʹshən
- /ˌkɒd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Latinism, likely a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cogitatio, cogitationis, possibly influenced by or displacing an earlier doublet of cogitacion inherited from Middle English cogitacioun, from an Old French cogitaciun, from Vulgar Latin cōgitātiō, cōgitātiōnem; compare Middle French cogitatiun, French cogitation. All ultimately from verbal construction cōgitātus + -iō, from the perfect passive participle of Latin cōgitō (“to turn over in the mind; think, consider, ponder, meditate”), frequentative verb from con- (“together, with”) + agitō (“to put in constant motion, drive at something; devise, plot, contrive”), root from Proto-Italic *agō (“to drive, impel”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
- (countable) A carefully considered thought, idea, notion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cogitations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
cogitative · cogitate · cogitable
Synonyms
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:consideration
Translations (8)
scn cugitazioni (process of cogitating) · ca cogitació (process of cogitating) · bg размишление (process of cogitating) · la cogitatio (process of cogitating) · pt cogitação (process of cogitating) · es cogitación (process of cogitating) · it cogitazione (process of cogitating) · fr cogitation (process of cogitating)