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| Excogitate | pos>v. t. This evidence . . . thus excogitated out of the general theory. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Excogitate | v. i. To cogitate. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| chew over | (v) reflect deeply on a subject, Syn. excogitate, reflect, mull, think over, muse, mull over, meditate, ruminate, speculate, contemplate, ponder, Example: 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 |
| invent | (v) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort, Syn. excogitate, forge, contrive, devise, formulate, Example: excogitate a way to measure the speed of light |