Verb: excogitate eks'kó-ji,teyt
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light";
- invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge
- Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate";
- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Derived forms: excogitated, excogitates, excogitating
Type of: cerebrate, cogitate, create by mental act, create mentally, think