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ideate

[ verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it ]
/ verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt /
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verb (used with object), i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
to form an idea, thought, or image of.
verb (used without object), i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
to form ideas; think.
noun
ideatum.
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Origin of ideate

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-/, adjectiveun·i·de·at·ed, adjectiveun·i·de·at·ing, adjective
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Words related to ideate

appreciate, consider, figure out, judge, ponder, reflect, resolve, speculate, study, analyze, appraise, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, comprehend, conceive, deduce, deliberate, estimate, evaluate

How to use ideate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for ideate

ideate
/ (ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive

Derived forms of ideate

ideation, noun

Word Origin for ideate

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