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cogitate vs mull over

mull over vs cogitate

cogitate and mull over both are verbs.

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

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