excogitate

Letters that make excogitate

a, o, e, g, c, t, i, x are letters that make 'excogitate'

Words within excogitate

cog, tat, IT, Gita, te, git, Tate, at, XC, Gi, TAT, ex, xc, GI, CO, Ate, At, Co, Ta, Te, cogitate are words within 'excogitate'


2 possible definitions for 'excogitate'

Excogitate as "reflect deeply on a subject"

Under this definition, excogitate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

think over, meditate, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, mull, contemplate, chew over, mull over, muse have the same meaning as 'excogitate'

excogitate as a type

'excogitate' can be a type of cogitate, cerebrate, think.

Types of excogitate

cogitate, bethink, premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, question, puzzle, consider, study, wonder are types of 'excogitate'.

Derivatives of excogitate

meditation, pensive, reflective, muser, ponderer, ruminator, contemplation, thoughtfulness, speculation, reflection, reflexion, pondering, muller, inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a), brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, ruminative, excogitative, rumination, muse are derivatives of 'excogitate'.

Example of excogitate used within this context

"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"


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

Under this definition, excogitate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contrive, devise, forge, formulate, invent have the same meaning as 'excogitate'

excogitate as a type

'excogitate' can be a type of create by mental act, create mentally.

Derivatives of excogitate

excogitator, discoverer, inventor, contriver, deviser, innovation, conception, invention, excogitation, formula, imaginative, inventive, planner, conceptualization, artificer, devising, fashioning, making, design, devisal, contrivance, conceptualisation, formulation are derivatives of 'excogitate'.

Example of excogitate used within this context

"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"



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