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COGITATE
think, cogitate, cerebrate
(verb) 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”
cogitate
(verb) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
cogitate (third-person singular simple present cogitates, present participle cogitating, simple past and past participle cogitated)
(intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
(transitive) To consider, to devise.
Synonyms
• See also ponder
Source: Wiktionary
Cog"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cogitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Cogitating.] Etym: [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage.]
Definition: 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.
Cog"i*tate, v. t.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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