excogitation

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UK/ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/US/ɛksˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/

noun

Careful thought or consideration.

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

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OriginLatin excogitatio →
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Meanings

nounexcogitation (countable and uncountable, plural excogitations)

plural excogitations

  1. countableuncountableCareful thought or consideration.

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

    1 more example

    186?, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend To the excogitation of this problem, this harmless gentleman had devoted many anxious hours […]

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe creation of something in the mind

Similar
inventioninnovationconceptiondesign
Broader
creativitycreativenesscreative thinking
Also see
conceptiondesigninnovationinvention

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexcogitatio
  2. Englishexcogitation

From Latin excogitatio.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with excogitation

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APA

excogitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excogitation

MLA

“excogitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excogitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excogitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excogitation.

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