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excogitate


verb
1. 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
Syn:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate,
muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Derivationally related forms:
speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), ruminative (for: ruminate), rumination (for: ruminate), ruminator (for: ruminate), muller (for: mull), reflective (for: reflect), muse (for: muse), muser (for: muse), musing (for: muse), contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), excogitative, ponderer (for: ponder), meditative (for: meditate), meditation (for: meditate)
Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
Hyponyms:
premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink,
cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: think over)
- Somebody ----s something (for: chew over)
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Syn:
invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge
Derivationally related forms:
formula (for: formulate), formulation (for: formulate), excogitation, excogitator, deviser (for: devise), devising (for: devise), devisal (for: devise), contrivance (for: contrive), inventive (for: invent), invention (for: invent), inventor (for: invent)
Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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