excogitate
12 synonyms for excogitate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To think about something very carefully and thoroughly.
Synonyms
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Etymology
It comes from Latin excōgitāre, formed from ex- and cōgitāre (“think”).
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