| 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 | ||