precogitate

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verb

To cogitate beforehand.

OriginLatin praecōgitātus →
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Meanings

verbprecogitate (third-person singular simple present precogitates, present participle precogitating, simple past and past participle precogitated)

present singular third person precogitates · participle present precogitating · participle past precogitated · past precogitated

  1. To cogitate beforehand.

    […]without any precogitated and resolved mallice

    1627, William PRYNNE, The Perpetuitie of a Regenerate Mans Estate; wherein it is manifestly proved ... That such as are once truly regenerated ... can neither finally nor totally fall from grace, etc, page 312

Origin

  1. Latinpraecōgitātus
  2. Englishprecogitate

Borrowed from Latin praecōgitātus, perfect passive participle of praecōgitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. By surface analysis, pre- + cogitate.

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APA

precogitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precogitate

MLA

“precogitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precogitate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precogitate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precogitate.

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