Cogitable

Cogitable
Cogitable Cog"i*ta*ble, a. [L. cogitabilis, fr. cogitare to think.] Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable. [1913 Webster]

Creation is cogitable by us only as a putting forth of divine power. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]


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  • cogitable — index plausible, possible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • cogitable — cogitability, n. /koj i teuh beuhl/, adj. able to be considered; conceivable; thinkable: The thought of space flights to other galaxies has become more cogitable. [1425 75; late ME < L cogitabilis, equiv. to cogita(re) (see COGITATE) + bilis BLE] …   Universalium

  • cogitable — adjective Date: 15th century conceivable, thinkable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cogitable — adjective thinkable, conceivable …   Wiktionary

  • cogitable — Synonyms and related words: cerebrate, cogitate, collogue, collude, conceive, connive, conspire, contrive, deliberate, devise, envisage, envision, imagine, intrigue, machinate, reason, reflect, speculate …   Moby Thesaurus

  • cogitable — adj. conceivable; thinkable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cogitable — cog·i·ta·ble …   English syllables

  • cogitable — cog•i•ta•ble [[t]ˈkɒdʒ ɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. able to be considered; conceivable • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L cog i•ta•bil′i•ty, n …   From formal English to slang

  • cogitable — adj. able to be grasped by the mind; conceivable. Etymology: L cogitabilis (as COGITATE) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Incogitable — In*cog i*ta*ble, a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in not + cogitabilis cogitable.] Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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