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excogitate Definition

ex·cogi·tate (eks käj′ə tāt′)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing

  1. to think out carefully and fully
  2. to contrive, devise, or invent by such thought

Etymology: < L excogitatus, pp. of excogitare: see ex- & cogitate

excogitate Related Forms
ex·cog′i·ta′·tion noun ex·cog′i·ta′·tive adjective