ideate

[verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it]

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.

Origin of ideate

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

Related formsi·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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Related Words for ideating

ponder, resolve, consider, study, appreciate, reflect, judge, speculate, examine, ruminate, estimate, brood, deliberate, comprehend, cogitate, analyze, infer, cerebrate, mull, evaluate

British Dictionary definitions for ideating

ideate

verb

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

Derived Formsideation, 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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Word Origin and History for ideating

ideate

c.1600, from idea + -ate (2). Related: Ideated; ideating.