Excogitate
Excogitate verb - Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
Usage example: excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Formulate is a synonym for excogitate. In some cases you can use "Formulate" instead a verb "Excogitate".
Nearby Word: excogitation
Formulate
Formulate verb - Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
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- invent and excogitate
- invent and formulate
- conceive and excogitate
- conceive and formulate
- think up and excogitate
- think up and formulate
- make up and excogitate
- make up and formulate
- frame and excogitate
- frame and formulate
- produce and excogitate
- produce and formulate
- design and excogitate
- design and formulate
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