Excogitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it

the creation of something in the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskˌɑːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskˌɒdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskˌɒdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛkskˌɑːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

design conception invention innovation

Word Forms

excogitate	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
invent	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
innovational	adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
conceive	verb	have the idea for
design	verb	make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erregung

Etwas sorgfältig durchdenken, um es vollständig zu verstehen

🇪🇸Spanish

invención

pensar algo con cuidado para lograr una comprensión completa del mismo

🇮🇹Italian

escogitazione

pensare a qualcosa con attenzione per raggiungerne la completa comprensione

🇳🇱Dutch

verzinsel

iets zorgvuldig uitdenken om het volledig te begrijpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

excogitação

pensar em algo com cuidado para alcançar uma compreensão completa dele

🇷🇺Russian

размышления

тщательно обдумывать что-либо, чтобы достичь полного понимания этого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गपोड़ा

किसी चीज़ की पूरी समझ प्राप्त करने के लिए उस पर ध्यानपूर्वक विचार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অজুহাত

এটি সম্পর্কে সম্পূর্ণ উপলব্ধি অর্জনের জন্য যত্ন সহকারে কিছু চিন্তা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

ஒரு விஷயத்தைப் பற்றிய முழுமையான புரிதலை அடைய கவனமாக சிந்திக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్రేకం

దాని గురించి పూర్తి అవగాహన సాధించడానికి జాగ్రత్తగా ఆలోచించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिशयोक्ती

त्याची पूर्ण समज मिळविण्यासाठी काळजीपूर्वक काहीतरी विचार करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્ગાર

તેની સંપૂર્ણ સમજ મેળવવા માટે કાળજીપૂર્વક કંઈક વિચારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆ

ಅದರ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಯೋಚಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂഷണം

അതിനെ കുറിച്ച് പൂർണ്ണമായ ധാരണ നേടുന്നതിന് ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചിന്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਾਨਾ

ਇਸ ਦੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਸਮਝ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਝ ਸੋਚਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبالغہ آرائی

اس کی مکمل تفہیم حاصل کرنے کے لیے احتیاط سے کچھ سوچنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激发

仔细思考某件事，以便完全理解它

🇯🇵Japanese

興奮

何かを完全に理解するために注意深く考えること

🇰🇷Korean

흥분

어떤 것을 완전히 이해하기 위해 주의 깊게 생각하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kích động

suy nghĩ điều gì đó một cách cẩn thận để đạt được sự hiểu biết đầy đủ về nó

🇹🇭Thai

การกระตุ้น

คิดอะไรบางอย่างด้วยความระมัดระวังเพื่อที่จะบรรลุความเข้าใจอย่างถ่องแท้

🇮🇩Indonesian

penciptaan

memikirkan sesuatu dengan hati-hati untuk mencapai pemahaman yang lengkap tentangnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استثارة

التفكير في شيء ما بعناية من أجل تحقيق الفهم الكامل له

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک

فکر کردن به چیزی با دقت به منظور دستیابی به درک کامل آن

🇹🇷Turkish

eksitasyon

Bir şeyi tam olarak anlayabilmek için onu dikkatle düşünmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

התרגשות

לחשוב על משהו בזהירות כדי להשיג הבנה מלאה שלו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'excogitation'?

The primary meaning of 'excogitation' is 'thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it'.

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Using 'excogitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excogitation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excogitation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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