Excogitate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- They excogitated a plan to boost production without increasing costs.
- The researchers spent months trying to excogitate an explanation for the unusual data.
- She excogitated a solution to the complex math problem during her sleepless night.
- The famous physicist was able to excogitate a new theory of gravity that challenged conventional wisdom.
- After hours of brainstorming, the team finally excogitated a strategy to penetrate the competitive market.
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Meaning 2
Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The team of engineers gathered around the whiteboard to excogitate possible solutions to the problem.
- As the clock struck midnight, Emma decided to excogitate her past decisions to see if she had been true to herself.
- To reach such groundbreaking conclusions, one must be willing to sit, think, and excogitate long hours, evaluating all possible outcomes.
- The old man would often take walks in the forest to excogitate his place in the world and his connection to nature.
- Many brilliant breakthroughs occurred when individuals with time and disposition excogitate freely, with an open mind.