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Webster 1913 Edition

Precogitate

Pre-cog′i-tate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
praecogitatus
, p. p. of
praecogitare
. See
Pre-
, and
Cogitate
.]
To cogitate beforehand.
[R.]
Sherwood.

Webster 1828 Edition

Precogitate

PRECOG'ITATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. proecogito; proe and cogito.]
To consider or contrive beforehand. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

precogitate

precogitate

English

Verb

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

  1. To cogitate beforehand.
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Etymology

Latin praecogitatus, past participle of praecogitare. See pre- and cogitate.

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