Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cogitate | No | No | Yes | No |
brainstorm | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cogitate (noun) | brainstorm (noun) |
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the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
cogitate (verb) | brainstorm (verb) |
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use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments | try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it |
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind |