devote vs cogitate

devote and cogitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devote	No	No	Yes	No
cogitate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cogitate is a hypernym of devote; that is, cogitate is a word with a broader meaning than devote:

devote: dedicate
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

Other hypernyms of devote include cerebrate, think.

devote (verb)	cogitate (verb)
dedicate	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause	consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use