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Third Person
excogitates
Present Participle
excogitating
Past Tense
excogitated
Past Participle
excogitated
1
to develop an idea, plan, theory, or principle through mental effort
transitive
- She excogitated a new strategy for increasing sales.
- He excogitated a brilliant solution to the complex problem.
- They excogitated a theory to explain the mysterious phenomenon.
- She excogitates solutions to problems effortlessly.
- The team is excogitating a new project proposal.
2
to think carefully and thoroughly about something
transitive
- He excogitated the problem for hours before finally coming up with a solution.
- Before making a decision, he excogitated all the possible outcomes.
- They excogitated the best course of action, weighing all the pros and cons.
- After the meeting, she excogitated the feedback carefully to make improvements.