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cogitate vs chew over

chew over vs cogitate

cogitate and chew over both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cogitate No No Yes No
chew over No No Yes No
As verbs, chew over is a hyponym of cogitate; that is, chew over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cogitate:
  • cogitate: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
  • chew over: reflect deeply on a subject
As verbs, chew over is a hypernym of cogitate; that is, chew over is a word with a broader meaning than cogitate:
  • cogitate: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  • chew over: reflect deeply on a subject
Other hypernyms of cogitate include contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.
cogitate (verb) chew over (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 reflect deeply on a subject
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
Difference between cogitate and chew over

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