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verbfirst conjugation

excōgitō

excōgitō (present infinitive excōgitāre, perfect active excōgitāvī, supine excōgitātum)
Classical[ɛkˈskoː.ɡɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈskɔː.d͡ʒi.to]

Meaning

  1. to contrive, devise or invent (by thinking)
  2. to think up or create out of nothing

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.excōgitōexcōgitābamexcōgitābōexcōgitāvīexcōgitāveramexcōgitāverō
excōgitārō
2nd sg.excōgitāsexcōgitābāsexcōgitābisexcōgitāvistī
excōgitāstī		excōgitāverās
excōgitārās		excōgitāveris
3rd sg.excōgitatexcōgitābatexcōgitābitexcōgitāvitexcōgitāverat
excōgitārat		excōgitāverit
excōgitārit
1st pl.excōgitāmusexcōgitābāmusexcōgitābimusexcōgitāvimusexcōgitāverāmusexcōgitāverimus
excōgitārimus
2nd pl.excōgitātisexcōgitābātisexcōgitābitisexcōgitāvistis
excōgitāstis		excōgitāverātis
excōgitārātis		excōgitāveritis
excōgitāritis
3rd pl.excōgitantexcōgitābantexcōgitābuntexcōgitāvērunt
excōgitāvēre, excōgitārunt		excōgitāverant
excōgitārant		excōgitāverint
excōgitārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.excōgitemexcōgitāremexcōgitāverim
excōgitārim		excōgitāvissem
excōgitāssem
2nd sg.excōgitēsexcōgitārēsexcōgitāverīsexcōgitāvissēs
excōgitāssēs
3rd sg.excōgitetexcōgitāretexcōgitāverit
excōgitārit		excōgitāvisset
excōgitāsset
1st pl.excōgitēmusexcōgitārēmusexcōgitāverīmus
excōgitārīmus		excōgitāvissēmus
excōgitāssēmus
2nd pl.excōgitētisexcōgitārētisexcōgitāverītis
excōgitārītis		excōgitāvissētis
excōgitāssētis
3rd pl.excōgitentexcōgitārentexcōgitāverint
excōgitārint		excōgitāvissent
excōgitāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.excōgitorexcōgitābarexcōgitābor
2nd sg.excōgitāris
excōgitāre		excōgitābāris
excōgitābāre		excōgitāberis
excōgitābere
3rd sg.excōgitāturexcōgitābāturexcōgitābitur
1st pl.excōgitāmurexcōgitābāmurexcōgitābimur
2nd pl.excōgitāminīexcōgitābāminīexcōgitābiminī
3rd pl.excōgitanturexcōgitābanturexcōgitābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.excōgiterexcōgitārer
2nd sg.excōgitēris
excōgitēre		excōgitārēris
excōgitārēre
3rd sg.excōgitēturexcōgitārētur
1st pl.excōgitēmurexcōgitārēmur
2nd pl.excōgitēminīexcōgitārēminī
3rd pl.excōgitenturexcōgitārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.excōgitāexcōgitāre
pres. 2nd pl.excōgitāteexcōgitāminī
fut. 2nd sg.excōgitātōexcōgitātor
fut. 3rd sg.excōgitātōexcōgitātor
fut. 2nd pl.excōgitātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.excōgitantōexcōgitantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexcōgitāreexcōgitārī
perfect infinitiveexcōgitāvisse
excōgitāsse		excōgitātum esse
future infinitiveexcōgitātūrum esseexcōgitātum īrī
present participleexcōgitāns—
perfect participle—excōgitātus
excōgitāta, excōgitātā, excōgitātae, excōgitātam, excōgitātārum, excōgitātās, excōgitātī, excōgitātōrum, excōgitātōs
future participleexcōgitātūrus
excōgitātūra, excōgitātūrā, excōgitātūrae, excōgitātūram, excōgitātūrārum, excōgitātūrās, excōgitātūre, excōgitātūrī, excōgitātūrīs, excōgitātūrō, excōgitātūrōrum, excōgitātūrōs, excōgitātūrum		excōgitandus
excōgitanda, excōgitandā, excōgitandae, excōgitandam, excōgitandārum, excōgitandās, excōgitande, excōgitandīs, excōgitandōrum, excōgitandōs
gerundexcōgitandī, excōgitandō, excōgitandumsupineexcōgitātum, excōgitātū

ex-cōgĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to find out by thinking, to contrive, devise, invent (freq. and class.; cf.: comminiscor, simulo, confingo, fingo, etc.): quid enim mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod non ille conceperit? Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7: ad haec igitur cogita, mi Attice, vel potius excogita, id. Att. 9, 6, 7: quid igitur causae excogitari potest, cur? etc., id. Deiot. 7, 20: novam interregni ineundi rationem, id. Rep. 2, 12: aliquid dignum dono deorum aut efficere aut excogitare, id. ib. 3, 3, 4: multa praeterea generatim ad avaritiam excogitabantur, Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 1: aliquid ad ornatum portarum, etc., Hirt. B. G. 8, 51, 2: o callidos homines! o rem excogitatam! Cic. Or. 67, 225: quicquid omnino excogitari contra potest, Quint. 12, 8, 10: res ab illis dicta, non a nobis excogitata, id. 5, 13, 49: in rebus excogitandis (opp. gerendis), Nep. Them. 1 fin.—Impers. with ut: excogitatum est a quibusdam ut, etc., Nep. Att. 8, 3; cf. with a subject-sentence: cum recenti fico salis vice caseo vesci nuper excogitatum est, Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 82.—
II. Transf., to name: Alpes Poeninas, Amm. 15, 10, 9.—Hence, * excōgĭtātus, a, um, P. a., sought out, choice: excogitatissimae hostiae, Suet. Calig. 22.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexcōgitō

Latin ex- Latin cōgitō Latin excōgitō From ex- + cōgitō.

Descendants
  • Englishexcogitate
  • Frenchexcogiter
  • Italianescogitare
  • Spanishexcogitar
  • Piedmonteseescogité

In English words that came into English from excōgitō

  • excogitateexcōgitāre
  • excogitationexcogitatio

Quick answers

What does excōgitō mean in Latin?
excōgitō, a verb, means “to contrive, devise or invent (by thinking); to think up or create out of nothing”.
What are the principal parts of excōgitō?
excōgitō, excōgitāre, excōgitāvī, excōgitātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce excōgitō?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskoː.ɡɪ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈskɔː.d͡ʒi.to].
Where does excōgitō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin excōgitō.