excogitate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

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Fuzzynyms (94)

make, create

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

trump up, concoct

v. invent; "trump up charges"

formulate

v. prepare according to a formula

raise, erect, rear, set up, put up

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

manufacture

v. create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

blueprint, draft, draught

v. make a blueprint of

prepare

v. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

originate

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

think

v. imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"

coin

v. make up; "coin phrases or words"

introduce

v. bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

mint, coin, strike

v. form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

stamp

v. crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"

draft, outline

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

frame, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

write, compose, pen, indite

v. produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

plot

v. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

see

v. deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

debate, argue with oneself

v. argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"

examine, see

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze

v. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

explore

v. travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

explore

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

probe, examine

v. question or examine thoroughly and closely

consider, take, deal, look at

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

review, go over, survey

v. hold a review (of troops)

size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

consider, count, weigh

v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

hope, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

visualize, visualise

v. make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"

weigh, librate

v. determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"

count

v. have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"

recreate

v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

imitate

v. make a reproduction or copy of

reproduce

v. recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

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enjoyable > ensnare > entertain > entitled > entrap > excessive > exclude > excogitate

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