excogitate

verb

ex·​cog·​i·​tate ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtāt 

excogitated; excogitating; excogitates

transitive verb

: to think out : devise

excogitation

(ˌ)ek-ˌskä-jə-ˈtā-shən 

noun

excogitative

ek-ˈskä-jə-ˌtā-tiv 

adjective

Synonyms

• concoct
• construct
• contrive
• cook (up)
• devise
• drum up
• fabricate
• invent
• make up
• manufacture
• think (up)
• trump up
• vamp (up)

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