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cogitate vs meditate

meditate vs cogitate

cogitate and meditate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cogitate No No Yes No
meditate No No Yes No
As verbs, meditate is a hyponym of cogitate; that is, meditate 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
  • meditate: reflect deeply on a subject
As verbs, meditate is a hypernym of cogitate; that is, meditate is a word with a broader meaning than cogitate:
  • cogitate: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  • meditate: reflect deeply on a subject
Other hypernyms of cogitate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.
cogitate (verb) meditate (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 think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
Difference between cogitate and meditate

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