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Meaning of 'excogitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excogitate [ v. i.]
- To cogitate.
2 . Excogitate [ v. t.]
- To think out; to find out or discover by thinking; to devise; to contrive.

Meaning of 'excogitate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excogitate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Example in sentence:
  • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Meaning (2):
- reflect deeply on a subject
Example in sentence:
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon;
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years;
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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