v.
Pronunciation: ek- ' skä-j ə - ˌ t ā t
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin excogitatus, past participle of excogitare, from ex- + cogitare to cogitate
Date: circa 1530
: to think out : DEVISE
– ex · cog · i · ta · tion \ ( ˌ )ek- ˌ skä-j ə - ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun
– ex · cog · i · ta · tive \ ek- ' skä-j ə - ˌ t ā -tiv \ adjective