Word for the Day, FRiday, June 21, 2013 - Excogitate

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[tioga]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”.

Excogitate

Tr. Verb

To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)

Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister

Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

[tioga]

Oh, goody. Sarah had no new book out but Dorthea Benton Frank does. My beach read of the summer.

[tioga]

almost the Fourth of July, too.

[upchuck]

From The Free Dictionary:

Cogitate:

1. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind;

2. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments;
- Example: "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

Excogitate:

1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort;
- Example: "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

2. reflect deeply on a subject;
- Example: "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
- Example: "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
- Example: "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

So, what's the difference?

FWIW, in Moby Thesaurus, cogitate is listed as a synonym of excogitate and excogitate is listed as a synonym of cogitate.

[theDentist]

HAPPY SUMMER!!!

And it's be a Happier Summer if the PRESIDENT were to RESIGN for his FAILURE and his INEPT LEADERSHIP.

There, something for the NSA to read.

[RikaStrom]

Good morning Teacher, please excuse my "skipping schoolishness". I have Excogitating circumstances! (What do you mean, that doesn't mean what I think it means?!!)

The NSA is going to be thrilled with our phone conversations and emails as we try to explain to one of our candidates that he didn't excogitate his plan to decline the offer that he already accepted because the govt is not moving fast enough to suit him. Idiot.

[mikrofon]

No one can accuse the Wests of excogitation...

[secret garden]

My team may have overexcogitated and that’s why they lost to the Heat. I still believe they are the better team.

[secret garden]

I am flying tomorrow for the first time in over 12 years. I understand there are some new rules?

[Buckeye McFrog]

The mechanic told me he would have to excogitate my disgronifier, and it would cost me $1800.

[secret garden]

Happy Anniversary!

[secret garden]

We read that in book club a couple of years ago.

[tioga]

Now you’ve done it. Obama will be sending a team of IRS auditors soon.

[MortMan]

Unintended consequences are the natural result of failure to excogitate.

[tioga]

I am blissfully ignorant of those wanting to run this year....but is it Rubio? Not a one of them who is mentioned interests me in the least. A++

[tioga]

Oh, how fun. I went for a long weekend with DH and a baby daughter once. Not a romantic weekend, he was in conferences all day, while I strolled the village. Loved the place.

Happy Anniversary! Let the romance begin.

[tioga]

Oh, dear. Poor little Northie West. A+++

[tioga]

Maybe they overheated? A++

[tioga]

At this point, I have no idea what the rules are. They change all the time. Good luck with that.

[tioga]

I’ll just bet there are some real Darwin winners who failed to excogitate their actions. A++

[secret garden]

You must see this picture.