(ˈ)ek|skäjəˌtāt, usu -ād.+V verb
Etymology: Latin excogitatus, past participle of excogitare, from ex- ex- (I) + cogitare to cogitate — more at cogitate
transitive verb
1. : to examine mentally with thoroughness and care so as to attain thorough grasp and comprehension of
a much- excogitated topic
to consider what ought to be written … he must first think and excogitate his matter — Samuel Johnson
2. : to evolve, invent, or contrive in the mind : think out or up
excogitating arguments against hard work
there may have been a time when the scientific inquirer sat still in his chair to excogitate science — John Dewey
socialism was not an ideal … excogitated by wise men — Times Literary Supp
intransitive verb
: cogitate
Synonyms: see consider