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excogitation | (n) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it |
excogitative | (adj) concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation |
excogitator | (n) a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly |
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 ] |
Excogitation | n. [ L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation. ] The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance. [ 1913 Webster ] |