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.

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-/, adjective un·i·de·at·ed, adjective un·i·de·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby ideate

idealize, idealized image, ideally, ideamonger, ideas of reference, ideate, ideation, ideational, ideational apraxia, ideatum, idem

Words related to ideate

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

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