cogitate \KOJ-uh-tayt\, intransitive verb:
- To think deeply or intently; to ponder; to meditate.
- To think about; to ponder on; to meditate upon; to plan or plot.
Origin: Cogitate comes from Latin cogitare, "to turn over in one's mind, to reflect, to think, to consider," from co- + agitare, "to put in constant motion, to drive about," from agere, "to drive." It is related to agitate.
- When the windshield wipers on your car sync up with the music on your car radio.
History
- Mississippi: the Magnolia State became America's 20th state (1817)
- Spanish-American War: conflict ended with Spain renouncing its claim to Cuba and ceding Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the US (1898)
- Nobel Prizes: were first awarded in Stockholm in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace (1901)
- "The Gift of the Magi": O. Henry's short story was first published (1906)
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights: was adopted by the UN; it became the world's most translated document (1948)
- 300 million yen robbery: Japan's biggest heist was perpetrated; it remains unsolved (1968)
- Thomas H. Gallaudet 1787 - Pioneer of educating the deaf
- Emily Dickinson 1830 - Writer
- Melvil Dewey 1851 - Created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system
- William Plomer 1903
- Olivier Messiaen 1908
- Chet Huntley 1911
- Dorothy Lamour 1914 - Actress
- Harold Gould 1923 - Actor
- Dan Blocker 1928
- Mako 1930 - Actor
- Tommy Kirk 1941 - Actor
- Fionnula Flannagan 1941 - Actress ("Waking Ned Devine")
- Gloria Loring 1946 - Actress-singer
- Ralph Tavares 1948 - Singer
- Walter "Clyde" Orange (The Commodores) 1948
- Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) 1948 - Singer
- Johnny Rodriguez 1951 - Singer
- Susan Dey 1952 - Actress ("L.A. Law," "The Partridge Family")
- Paul Hardcastle 1958 - Jazz keyboardist
- Kenneth Branagh 1960 - Actor-director
- Nia Peeples 1961 - Actress
- Michael Clarke Duncan 1963 - Actor ("The Green Mile")
- Bobby Flay 1964 - TV chef
- J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) 1965
- Kevin Sharp 1970 - Singer
- Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) 1971 - Musician
- Puff Johnson 1972 - Singer
- Meg White (The White Stripes) 1974 - Musician
- Emmanuelle Chriqui 1977
- Sarah Chang 1980 - Violinist
- Raven-Symone 1985 - Actress ("That's So Raven," "The Cosby Show")
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