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to excogitate
01
to develop an idea, plan, theory, or principle through mental effort
Transitive: to excogitate an idea or plan
Examples
She excogitated a new strategy for increasing sales.
02
to think carefully and thoroughly about something
Transitive: to excogitate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
excogitate
3rd person singular
excogitates
Present participle
excogitating
Past simple
excogitated
Past participle
excogitated
Examples
He excogitated the problem for hours before finally coming up with a solution.
Lexical Tree
excogitation
excogitative
excogitator
excogitate
excogit
