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verb. ex· cog· i· tate ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtāt. excogitated; excogitating; excogitates. Synonyms of excogitate. transitive verb. : to think out : devise. excogitation. (ˌ)ek-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən. noun. excogitative. ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv. adjective. Synonyms. concoct. construct. contrive. cook (up) devise. drum up. fabricate. invent. make up. manufacture.
What does the verb excogitate mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb excogitate . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
to think out; devise; invent. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully. excogitate. / ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt / verb. to devise, invent, or contrive. to think out in detail. Discover More. Derived Forms. exˈcogitative, adjective. exˈcogitable, adjective. exˈcogiˌtator, noun. exˌcogiˈtation, noun. Discover More. Other Words From.
reflect deeply on a subject. “The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate ”. synonyms: chew over, contemplate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over. see more. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
4 days ago · excogitate in American English. (eksˈkɑdʒɪˌteit) transitive verb Word forms: -tated, -tating. 1. to think out; devise; invent. 2. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
verb. excogitated. To think out carefully and fully. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To contrive, devise, or invent by such thought. Webster's New World. To come to a conclusion through reason or careful thought. After many years of study, he excogitated a solution.
To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly. [Latin excōgitāre, excōgitāt-, to find out by thinking : ex-, ex- + cōgitāre, to think; see cogitate .] ex·cog′i·ta′tion n. ex·cog′i·ta′tive adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
