ideate

English

Etymology 1

From idea +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdieɪt/

Verb

1. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
2. To generate an idea.

Translations

To apprehend in thought

• Bulgarian: представям си (predstavjam si)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 形成概念

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Derived terms

Derived terms

• ideation
• ideational

• ideationally
• ideative
• ideator

Adjective

ideate (not comparable)

1. Produced by an idea.

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin ideatum. See idea.

Alternative forms

• ideat

Noun

ideate (plural ideates)

1. (metaphysics) The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.

Further reading

• “ideate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “ideate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Italian

Verb

ideate

1. inflection of ideare:
   1. second-person plural indicative present
   2. second-person plural imperative