ˌkäjəˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cogitacioun, from Old French or Latin; Old French cogitation, from Latin cogitation-, cogitatio, from cogitatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of cogitating : reflection , meditation
agree to a plan after considerable cogitation
b. : the capacity to think or reflect
some people think animals not capable of cogitation
2.
a. : thought
agreeable cogitations
present her cogitations in the form of a treatise
b. obsolete : plan , purpose
evil cogitations and nefarious designs
c. obsolete : conception , idea
he dislikes other people's cogitations of God