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excogitable

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ex⋅cog⋅i⋅tate

[eks-koj-i-teyt]
–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
1. to think out; devise; invent.
2. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.

Origin:
1520–30; < L excōgitātus ptp. of excōgitāre. to devise, invent, think out. See ex- 1 , cogitate


ex⋅cog⋅i⋅ta⋅ble [eks-koj-i-tuh-buhl] , adjective
ex⋅cog⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
ex⋅cog⋅i⋅ta⋅tive, adjective
ex⋅cog⋅i⋅ta⋅tor, noun
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