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Excogitating Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Excogitate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Excogitate
Verb
1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
(synonym) invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge
(hypernym) create by mental act, create mentally
(derivation) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
2. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
