Excogitate (verb)
ex-coj-it-ayt
Think out, plan, or devise.
Early 16th century: from Latin excogitat- ‘found by process of thought’, from the verb excogitare, from ex- ‘out’ + cogitare ‘think’.
Example sentences
“We’re still to excogitate our final plans and formula.”
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