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.

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

verb (used without object)

, i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.

1. to form ideas; think.

noun

1. ideatum.

ideate

/ ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌideˈation, noun

Other Words From

• i·de·a·tive [ahy-, dee, -, uh, -tiv, ahy, -dee-ey-], adjective
• un·ide·ated adjective
• un·ide·ating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ideate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ideate¹

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

Related Words

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