excogitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
  2. noun the creation of something in the mind
    design; invention; conception; innovation.

WordNet

Ex*cog`i*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation.
Definitions
  1. The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.

Webster 1913