excogitate

[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]

/ ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing.

to think out; devise; invent.

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

Origin of excogitate

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin excōgitātus, past participle of excōgitāre “to devise, invent, think out”; see ex-¹, cogitate

OTHER WORDS FROM excogitate

ex·cog·i·ta·ble

[eks-koj-i-tuh-buhl], /ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪ tə bəl/, adjectiveex·cog·i·ta·tion, nounex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjectiveex·cog·i·ta·tor, noun

un·ex·cog·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·ex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjective

Words nearby excogitate

exclusive economic zone, exclusive OR, exclusive OR circuit, exclusive representation, exclusivism, excogitate, excommunicable, excommunicate, excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory

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Example sentences from the Web for excogitate

Here the little thinker is not often left to excogitate a theory for himself.
Children's Ways|James Sully
No other author would have taken the trouble to excogitate him, and then treat him so badly.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius West
And he had four days a week in which to excogitate new methods of creating a fortune.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
He must first think and excogitate his matter, then choose his words, and examine the weight of either.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson

British Dictionary definitions for excogitate

excogitate

/ (ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) /

verb (tr)

to devise, invent, or contrive

to think out in detail

Derived forms of excogitate

excogitable, adjectiveexcogitation, nounexcogitative, adjectiveexcogitator, noun

Word Origin for excogitate

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

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单词	excogitate
释义	excogitate [ eks-koj-i-teyt ] / ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excogitate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing. to think out; devise; invent. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully. Origin of excogitate First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin excōgitātus, past participle of excōgitāre “to devise, invent, think out”; see ex-¹, cogitate OTHER WORDS FROM excogitate ex·cog·i·ta·ble [eks-koj-i-tuh-buhl], /ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪ tə bəl/, adjectiveex·cog·i·ta·tion, nounex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjectiveex·cog·i·ta·tor, noun un·ex·cog·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·ex·cog·i·ta·tive, adjective Words nearby excogitate exclusive economic zone, exclusive OR, exclusive OR circuit, exclusive representation, exclusivism, excogitate, excommunicable, excommunicate, excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excogitate Here the little thinker is not often left to excogitate a theory for himself. Children's Ways\|James Sully No other author would have taken the trouble to excogitate him, and then treat him so badly. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study\|Julius West And he had four days a week in which to excogitate new methods of creating a fortune. The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns\|Arnold Bennett He must first think and excogitate his matter, then choose his words, and examine the weight of either. Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter\|Ben Jonson British Dictionary definitions for excogitate excogitate / (ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) / verb (tr) to devise, invent, or contrive to think out in detail Derived forms of excogitate excogitable, adjectiveexcogitation, nounexcogitative, adjectiveexcogitator, noun Word Origin for excogitate C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excogitate evolve, ponder, derive, develop, consider, deliberate, devise, mind, study, contrive, invent, educe, contemplate, frame, weigh, ruminate, conceive, work out, mull over, perpend
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excogitate

verb (used with object), ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing.

Origin of excogitate

OTHER WORDS FROM excogitate

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Example sentences from the Web for excogitate

British Dictionary definitions for excogitate

verb (tr)

Derived forms of excogitate

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