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(verb) chew over, reflect, ponder, think over, speculate, ruminate, mull, mull over, muse, contemplate, meditate
reflect deeply on a subject
I mulled over the events of the afternoon; philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years; The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
(verb) devise, contrive, forge, formulate, invent
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
excogitate a way to measure the speed of light