ideate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Maher said he was sculpting to ideate on this new version of the character when he accidentally punched a hole in the figure’s torso.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
Speaking of inspiration, one of the hallmarks of a confident baker is the ability to ideate and then actually bake a new recipe.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023
It's always been a little easier for me to ideate "cold-weather meals" when it comes time to use up pantry staples.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022
I write on my computer, but I ideate in the sketchbook.
From The Verge ● Sep. 7, 2018
He established the idea as the truth of the thing, but he failed to find expression for the relation between idea and ideate.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
And they were borne aloft on a fluttering flag Monday, the first day of Paris Fashion Week, in the last Off-White show Mr. Abloh ideated before his death.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
But a vision of the future ideated by a creative agency for a megacorporation was always going to be dreadful.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
And occasionally the one ideated object was felt to exert an influence over the other.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
He saw she had the capacity for deep and excited interest in truth, an emotional love for ideated experience.
From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins
B. ideated the new position and the eye movement occurred automatically.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
“At Spotify, we are constantly iterating and ideating to improve our product offering and offer value to users,” a company spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
I think that's what I'm also trying to spend my time ideating.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2023
“We’re always, always, always ideating, always brainstorming,” Ali said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
There is a “sweet spot” to how engaging the activity is and its impact on creative thought: too little, and it is boring; too much, and it leaves little attention for ideating.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Sources told Page Six that the cosmetics entrepreneur was “not on the production floor when the pictures and videos were taken” but rather was “simply reviewing colors and ideating on new concepts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
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