Main Entry: ex·cog·i·tate

Pronunciation: \ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtāt\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Latin excogitatus, past participle of excogitare, from ex- + cogitare to cogitate

Date: circa 1530

: to think out : devise

— ex·cog·i·ta·tion \(ˌ)ek-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— ex·cog·i·ta·tive \ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv\ adjective