'Excogitation' definitions:
Definition of 'excogitation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
noun
The creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design]
Definition of 'Excogitation'
From: GCIDE
- Excogitation \Ex*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation.] The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance. [1913 Webster]