单词 | excogitate |
释义 | excogitate (once / 56824 pages) v WORD FAMILY excogitate: excogitated, excogitates, excogitating, excogitation USAGE EXAMPLESDid ever a human being excogitate such blasphemous nonsense? Foote, G. W. (George William), Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darke...(2012) Nature in a mirror is just nature, not nature thought out, excogitated, turned to human uses, interpreted in human words. Macy, John Albert, The Critical Game(2012) This is the most perfect form of absolutism ever yet excogitated in any man's brains. D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von, Letters From Rome on the Council(2011) 1v reflect deeply on a subject The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate Syn|Hypo|Hyper chew over, contemplate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over premeditate think or reflect beforehand or in advance theologise, theologizemake theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspectreflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethinkconsider or ponder something carefully cogitateconsider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind question, wonderplace in doubt or express doubtful speculation puzzlebe uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide consider, studygive careful consideration to factor, factor in, factor outconsider as relevant when making a decision compare, equate, likenconsider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous scruplehave doubts about 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 2v come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort excogitate a way to measure the speed of light Syn|Hyper contrive, devise, forge, formulate, invent create by mental act, create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |
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