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   Ex·cog·i·tate

   /eksˈkäjəˌtāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. think out, plan, or devise: formal "scholars straining to excogitate upon subjects of which they know little"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin excogitat- ‘found by process of thought’, from the verb excogitare, from ex- ‘out’ + cogitare ‘think’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. excogitation noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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