ideate

[ verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it ]
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verb (used with object),i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
  1. to form an idea, thought, or image of.

verb (used without object),i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
  1. to form ideas; think.

noun

Origin of ideate

1
First recorded in 1600–10; ide(a) + -ate1

Other words from ideate

  • i·de·a·tive [ahy-dee-uh-tiv, ahy-dee-ey-], /aɪˈdi ə tɪv, ˈaɪ diˌeɪ-/, adjective
  • un·i·de·at·ed, adjective
  • un·i·de·at·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ideate

ideate

/ (ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive

Origin of ideate

1
C17: from Medieval Latin ideat- formed as an idea, from ideare, from Greek idea model, pattern, notion

Derived forms of ideate

  • ideation, noun

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