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excogitate

verb/ɛksˈkɒdʒɪteɪt/

C2CEFR level
93/100Rarity: very rare
FormalRegister

To think out or devise something by careful mental effort.

The committee was tasked to excogitate a scheme that would satisfy both factions.

Similar: devise, contrive, formulate

Origin: From Latin excogitare 'to think out', from ex- + cogitare 'to think'.

Topic: thinking in General English

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