excogitate English

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What does excogitate mean?

excogitate

— verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

— verb (= reflect, mull, mull over, speculate) 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

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excogitate English » English

devise

speculate

reflect

invent

contrive

think over

ruminate

ponder

muse

mull over

mull

meditate

formulate

forge

contemplate

think up

think out

think

consider

cogitate

chew over

vamp up

think of

study

scheme

reason

ratiocinate

manufacture

make up

judge

give birth

find

figure out

fabricate

discover

deem

debate

cook up

conceive

cast about