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excogitate

[eks-koj-i-teyt]

verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.

to think out; devise; invent.

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

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

Related forms

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

un·ex·cog·i·ta·ble, adjective

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un·ex·cog·i·tat·ed, adjective

un·ex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjective

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excogitate (ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt)

—vb
1.	to devise, invent, or contrive
2.	to think out in detail

[C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate]

ex'cogitable

—*adj*

excogi'tation

—n

ex'cogitative

—*adj*

ex'cogitator

—n

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