What is the meaning of excogitate?

Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
- usage: "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- synonyms: invent, contrive, devise, formulate, forge
Reflect deeply on a subject.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

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