EXCOGITATE


Meaning of EXCOGITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtāt ]

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-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən noun

• ex·cog·i·ta·tive ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv adjective

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