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ideate

American  
[ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] / ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt, ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt /

verb (used with object)

ideated, ideating

  1. to form an idea, thought, or image of.

verb (used without object)

ideated, ideating

  1. to form ideas; think.

noun

  1. ideatum.

ideate British  
/ ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of ideate

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

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