excogitate
[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]
Origin of excogitate
1Other 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
Words Nearby excogitate
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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
Origin of excogitate
1C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate
Derived forms of excogitate
- excogitable, adjective
- excogitation, noun
- excogitative, adjective
- excogitator, noun
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