excogitate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin excōgitāre, from ex- + cōgitāre (“think”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛksˈkɒdʒɪ(ˌ)teɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛksˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt/ Hyphenation: ex‧co‧gi‧ta‧te === Verb === excogitate (third-person singular simple present excogitates, present participle excogitating, simple past and past participle excogitated) To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate. 2007, M. F. Burnyeat, ‘Other Lives’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 3 Did he ponder the harmony of the spheres? Certainly not: celestial spheres were first excogitated decades or more after Pythagoras' death. To reach as a conclusion through reason or careful thought. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === excōgitāte second-person plural present active imperative of excōgitō