excogitate
/ɪkˈskɑːdʒɪteɪt/
verb
- To think out or plan carefully; to devise or invent through deep thought.
- The engineer excogitated a new design for the bridge that would withstand earthquakes.
- The author excogitated the plot of her novel during long walks in the forest.
- She spent weeks excogitating a solution to the company's financial problems.