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ideate^¹

/ˈaɪdieɪt/ US

verb ideates · ideating · ideated

To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
To generate an idea. Two thousand young men and women from across the country had gathered under canvas tents on a public ground for a weekend of ideating and networking.

ideate^²

adjective

not comparable Produced by an idea.

ideate^³

Where it comes from

From Late Latin ideatum. See idea.

noun ideates · ideat

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

Translations

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verb To apprehend in thought

Español	idear
中文	形成概念
Português	idear
Français	idéer

verb to generate

Español	idear

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@misc{ideate_2026,
  title = {ideate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ideate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}