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excogitate

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Main Entry:
ex·cog·i·tate Listen to the pronunciation of excogitate
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 Listen to the pronunciation of excogitation \(ˌ)ek-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən\ noun
— ex·cog·i·ta·tive Listen to the pronunciation of excogitative \ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv\ adjective
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