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chew over | (v) reflect deeply on a subject, Syn. excogitate, reflect, mull, think over, muse, mull over, meditate, ruminate, speculate, contemplate, ponder |
invent | (v) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort, Syn. excogitate, forge, contrive, devise, formulate |
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 ] |