excogitate

[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]
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verb (used with object),ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing.
  1. to think out; devise; invent.

  2. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.

Origin of excogitate

1
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin excōgitātus, past participle of excōgitāre “to devise, invent, think out”; see ex-1, cogitate

Other words from excogitate

  • ex·cog·i·ta·ble [eks-koj-i-tuh-buhl], /ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪ tə bəl/, adjective
  • ex·cog·i·ta·tion, noun
  • ex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjective
  • ex·cog·i·ta·tor, noun
  • un·ex·cog·i·tat·ed, adjective
  • un·ex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for excogitate

excogitate

/ (ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to devise, invent, or contrive

  2. to think out in detail

Origin of excogitate

1
C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate

Derived forms of excogitate

  • excogitable, adjective
  • excogitation, noun
  • excogitative, adjective
  • excogitator, noun

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