EXCOGITATE

• (verb) reflect deeply on a subject

  "I mulled over the events of the afternoon", "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years", "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

  synonyms : chew over , contemplate , meditate , mull , mull over , muse , ponder , reflect , ruminate , speculate , think over

• (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

  "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

  synonyms : contrive , devise , forge , formulate , invent

  device a new plan -added by samyukta.g

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