| 释义 |
Verb: excogitate eks'kóji`teyt- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge - Reflect deeply on a subject
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Derived forms: excogitated, excogitates, excogitating See also: excogitation, excogitative, excogitator Type of: cerebrate, cogitate, create by mental act, create mentally, think |