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excogitate
[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]
/ ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing.
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How to use excogitate in a sentence
And he had four days a week in which to excogitate new methods of creating a fortune.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold BennettNo other author would have taken the trouble to excogitate him, and then treat him so badly.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius WestHere the little thinker is not often left to excogitate a theory for himself.
Children's Ways|James SullyHe must first think and excogitate his matter, then choose his words, and examine the weight of either.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson
British Dictionary definitions for excogitate
excogitate
/ (ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb (tr)
to devise, invent, or contrive
to think out in detail
Derived forms of excogitate
excogitable, adjectiveexcogitation, nounexcogitative, adjectiveexcogitator, nounWord Origin for excogitate
C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate
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