excogitate

Words with a similar base: excogitate

'excogitate'

[invent.v.01] as in: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Examples:
excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

'excogitate'

[chew_over.v.01] as in: reflect deeply on a subject

Examples:
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

Origins

					excogitate (English)
└── excōgitāre (Latin)

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