Found 2 items, similar to excogitation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: excogitation
excogitation
n 1: thinking something out with care in order to achieve
complete understanding of it
2: the creation of something in the mind [syn:
invention,
innovation,
conception,
design]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Excogitation
Excogitation
\Ex*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. excogitatio: cf. F.
excogitation.]
The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts;
invention; contrivance.
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