excogitate

verb

ex·​cog·​i·​tate ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtāt 

excogitated; excogitating; excogitates

transitive verb

: to think out : devise

I wouldn't … expose you to the inconvenience of having to … excogitate an answer.

—Henry James

excogitation

(ˌ)ek-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən 

noun

excogitative

ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv 

adjective

Synonyms of excogitate

• devise
• concoct
• construct
• invent

Examples of excogitate in a Sentence

she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for excogitate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate