• v.
    ⦿come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Semantic relations

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
wn:example
⦿excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:contrive
  2. enl:devise
  3. enl:forge
  4. enl:invent
wn:interlingual indexili:i29911

Other

dc:Subjectverb.creation
skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • contrivedeviseexcogitateforgeformulateinvent
  • contrivedeviseforgeinvent