EXCOGITATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does excogitate mean? 

• EXCOGITATE (verb)
  The verb EXCOGITATE has 2 senses:

1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

2. reflect deeply on a subject

  Familiarity information: EXCOGITATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCOGITATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they excogitate    ... he / she / it excogitates   
Past simple: excogitated   
Past participle: excogitated   
-ing form: excogitating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

contrive; devise; excogitate; forge; formulate; invent

Context example:

excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

Hypernyms (to "excogitate" is one way to...):

create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

excogitation (the creation of something in the mind)

excogitation (thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it)

excogitator (a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reflect deeply on a subject

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over

Context example:

The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

Hypernyms (to "excogitate" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "excogitate"):

premeditate (think or reflect beforehand or in advance)

theologise; theologize (make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects)

introspect (reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings)

bethink (consider or ponder something carefully)

cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)

question; wonder (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation)

puzzle (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide)

consider; study (give careful consideration to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

excogitative (concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation)