"cogitate" in the verb sense
1. cogitate
consider carefully and deeply reflect upon turn over in one's mind
2. think, cogitate, cerebrate
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
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