v. t. To think over; to plan. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. cogitatio: cf. F. cogitation. ] The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. “Fixed in cogitation deep.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. LL. cogitativus. ]