excogitation
excogitation · excogitations
Careful thought or considerationCareful thought or consideration.
UK/ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/US/ɛksˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Careful thought or consideration.
c. 1672, William Petty - Political Arithmetick, p. 21. […] the subtile excogitations of the Hollanders […]
186?, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend To the excogitation of this problem, this harmless gentleman had devoted many anxious hours […]
More definitions
- thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
- the creation of something in the mind
Origin
From Latin excogitatio.From Latin excogitatio.
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Forms
plural: excogitations| Singular | excogitation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the creation of something in the mind:inventioninnovationconceptiondesign
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedexcogitate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable