Difference between Forge and Excogitate

What is the difference between Forge and Excogitate?

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

Forge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them A 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: It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

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.

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

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