EXCOGITATE


Meaning of EXCOGITATE in English

— excogitable /eks koj"i teuh beuhl/ , adj. — excogitation , n. — excogitative , adj. — excogitator , n.

/eks koj"i tayt'/ , v.t., excogitated, excogitating .

1. to think out; devise; invent.

2. to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.

[ 1520-30; excogitatus ptp. of excogitare. to devise, invent, think out. See EX- 1 , COGITATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .