excogitate

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ex·cog·i·tate

E0266800 (ĭk-skŏj′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing, ex·cog·i·tates To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

[Latin excōgitāre, excōgitāt-, to find out by thinking : ex-, ex- + cōgitāre, to think; see cogitate.]

ex·cog′i·ta′tion n.ex·cog′i·ta′tive adj.

excogitate

(ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) vb (tr) 1. to devise, invent, or contrive2. to think out in detail[C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate] exˈcogitable adj exˌcogiˈtation n exˈcogitative adj exˈcogiˌtator n

ex•cog•i•tate

(ɛksˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt)

v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 1. to think out; devise. 2. to study carefully in order to comprehend fully. [1520–30; < Latin excōgitātus, past participle of excōgitāre] ex•cog`i•ta′tion, n. ex•cog′i•ta`tive, adj. ex•cog′i•ta`tor, n.

excogitate

Past participle: excogitated
Gerund: excogitating

Imperative
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Present
I excogitate
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Preterite
I excogitated
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Present Continuous
I am excogitating
you are excogitating
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Present Perfect
I have excogitated
you have excogitated
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we have excogitated
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Past Continuous
I was excogitating
you were excogitating
he/she/it was excogitating
we were excogitating
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Past Perfect
I had excogitated
you had excogitated
he/she/it had excogitated
we had excogitated
you had excogitated
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Future
I will excogitate
you will excogitate
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you will excogitate
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Future Perfect
I will have excogitated
you will have excogitated
he/she/it will have excogitated
we will have excogitated
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Future Continuous
I will be excogitating
you will be excogitating
he/she/it will be excogitating
we will be excogitating
you will be excogitating
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been excogitating
you have been excogitating
he/she/it has been excogitating
we have been excogitating
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been excogitating
you will have been excogitating
he/she/it will have been excogitating
we will have been excogitating
you will have been excogitating
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been excogitating
you had been excogitating
he/she/it had been excogitating
we had been excogitating
you had been excogitating
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Conditional
I would excogitate
you would excogitate
he/she/it would excogitate
we would excogitate
you would excogitate
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Past Conditional
I would have excogitated
you would have excogitated
he/she/it would have excogitated
we would have excogitated
you would have excogitated
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	excogitate - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"devise, invent, contrive, formulate, forgecreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
	2.	excogitate - 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"meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplatecerebrate, 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; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjectsintrospect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsbethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindwonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

excogitate

verb1. To think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.2. To arrive at through reasoning:derive, educe, evolve.

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verb to think or think about carefully and at length

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verb to arrive at through reasoning

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

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verb reflect deeply on a subject

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