cogitator

cog·i·tate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koj-i-teyt]
- /ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koj-i-teyt]
- /ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of cogitator word

verb without object cogitator to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem. 1
verb with object cogitator to think about; devise: to cogitate a scheme. 1
noun cogitator A person who cogitates; a thinker. 1

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Origin of cogitator

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Cogitator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cogitator

cogitator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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