English noun: excogitation | |||
1. | excogitation (cognition) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process | ||
2. | excogitation (cognition) the creation of something in the mind | ||
Synonyms | conception, design, innovation, invention | ||
Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | concoction, contrivance | ||