Difference between Excogitate and Forge

What is the difference between Excogitate and Forge?

Excogitate as a verb is to think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate. while Forge as a verb is to shape a metal by heating and hammering.

Excogitate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate. To come to a conclusion through reason or careful thought.

Forge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shapeworkshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering themA counterfeit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shape a metal by heating and hammering.To form or create with concerted effort.To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.(sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.

Example sentence: I have never really tried to forge my own identity. As followers of Jesus Christ, we ought to forge our identity in Him.

We hope you now know whether to use Excogitate or Forge in your sentence.

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