reflect vs cogitate

reflect and cogitate both are verbs.

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

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

reflect: reflect deeply on a subject
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 reflect include cerebrate, think.

As verbs, cogitate is a hyponym of reflect; that is, cogitate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflect:

reflect: reflect deeply on a subject
cogitate: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

reflect (verb)	cogitate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	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 evidence of the quality of	consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
give evidence of a certain behavior
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
manifest or bring back
show an image of
be bright by reflecting or casting light