pass judgment vs cogitate

pass judgment and cogitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pass judgment	No	No	Yes	No
cogitate	No	No	Yes	No

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

pass judgment: form a critical opinion of
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 pass judgment include cerebrate, think.

pass judgment (verb)	cogitate (verb)
form a critical opinion of	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
	consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind