excogitated

verb

past tense of excogitate
as in devised
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work

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  1. devised
  2. concocted
  3. constructed
  4. invented
  5. designed
Verb
  • Composers devised elaborate systems for writing music that ventured deep into dissonance, away from the rules of tonality that had governed it for centuries.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Kushner, in a fury, devised the salacious revenge plot that has colored his reputation ever since.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of devised
Verb
  • These accusations are utter nonsense, concocted from distortions, half-truths and lies.
    — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The White Sox concocted a creative playing style that blended elements of old-school small ball with home-run power.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of concocted
Verb
  • In a statement posted on X, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stood in front of a bulldozer near the site of the shootout and promised Israel would tear down Palestinian buildings constructed without permits in the area.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The upper is constructed of a gray mesh with matching suede overlays and translucent TPU side panels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructed
Verb
  • But most of those questionable expressions weren’t invented five minutes ago.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • And what's tricky about this is Direct Instruction, the version invented by Zig, is the opposite of lecturing.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of invented
Verb
  • In a move designed to attract more voters, lawmakers attached language that would place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the Missouri Constitution.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Most conventional optical systems are designed around coherent light, such as laser beams, whose waves maintain a stable relationship with one another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of designed
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