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excogitate

[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ex·cog·i·tat·ed, ex·cog·i·tat·ing.

excogitate

/ ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt /

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin excōgitātus, past participle of excōgitāre “to devise, invent, think out”; ex- ¹, cogitate

C16: from Latin excōgitāre, from cōgitāre to ponder, cogitate

And he had four days a week in which to excogitate new methods of creating a fortune.

No other author would have taken the trouble to excogitate him, and then treat him so badly.

Here the little thinker is not often left to excogitate a theory for himself.

He must first think and excogitate his matter, then choose his words, and examine the weight of either.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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