excogitate
Verb
Meaning
To think out; to find out or discover by thinking; to devise; to contrive.
To cogitate.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
muse
mull
reflect
formulate
devise
forge
speculate
invent
contemplate
ponder
contrive
ruminate
meditate
mull over
think over
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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
excogitate a way to measure the speed of light