excogitation

Variant of excogitate

excogitate Definition

ex·cogi·tate (eks käj′ə tāt′)

transitive verb excogitated -·tat′ed, excogitating -·tat′·ing

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

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

Related Forms:

excogitation ex·cog′i·ta′·tion noun
excogitative ex·cog′i·ta′·tive adjective

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