excogitate

vt. 想出, 研究出, 设计, 发明

发音

UK /ɛksˈkɒdʒɪ(ˌ)teɪt/
US /ɛksˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt/

词形变化

excogitated excogitates 三单 excogitates excogitating excogitating 现在分词 excogitated 过去式 excogitated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.

    Did he ponder the harmony of the spheres? Certainly not: celestial spheres were first excogitated decades or more after Pythagoras' death.

  2. 2.

    To reach as a conclusion through reason or careful thought.

    After many years of study, he excogitated a solution.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

reflect invent forge muse speculate meditate contemplate ponder devise formulate

上位词 3

think cerebrate cogitate

下位词 10

question wonder study consider puzzle bethink cogitate introspect premeditate theologise

词源

From Latin excōgitāre, from ex- + cōgitāre (“think”).

来源：wiktionary