Definisjon av excogitate

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Verb

excogitate - 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"
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
cerebrate, cogitate, think consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
premeditate think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
theologise, theologize make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
introspect reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
bethink consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"
cogitate consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
wonder, question have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
puzzle be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"
study, consider learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
excogitate - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge
create by mental act, create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
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Verb

excogitate - To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
excogitate - To come to a conclusion through reason or careful thought.

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  • excogitate
    To use the intellect to plan or design something.

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