noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Careful thought or consideration. countable, uncountable

   "c. 1672, William Petty - Political Arithmetick, p. 21. […] the subtile excogitations of the Hollanders […]"

2. 2
   the creation of something in the mind wordnet
3. 3
   thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it wordnet

Synonyms

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brainworkconceitconceptiondesignheadworkidea

Example

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"c. 1672, William Petty - Political Arithmetick, p. 21. […] the subtile excogitations of the Hollanders […]"

Etymology

From Latin excogitatio.

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