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   ideate

   /ˈʌɪdɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. form an idea of; imagine or conceive: formal "he is part of a team that ideates branding strategies"
   • ▪ form ideas; think. formal

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin ideat- ‘formed as an idea’, from the verb ideare, from Latin idea (see idea).

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   Ideate is a verb that means to form an idea or conception of. It comes from the Greek verb idein, which means "to see," and has synonyms such as imagine, envision, and fantasize.

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   IDEATE definition: 1. to think of an idea or ideas: 2. to form an idea of a particular thing: 3. to think of an idea…. Learn more.

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   IDEATE meaning: 1. to think of an idea or ideas: 2. to form an idea of a particular thing: 3. to think of an idea…. Learn more.

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   Where does ideate come from?

   • Like idea and ideal, ideate comes from the Greek verb idein, which means "to see." The sight-thought connection came courtesy of Plato, the Greek philosopher who based his theory of the ideal on the concept of seeing, claiming that a true philosopher can see the essential nature of things and can recognize their ideal form or state.

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   What is the difference between idea and ideate?

   • Early uses of idea, ideal, and ideate in English were associated with Platonic philosophy; idea meant "an archetype" or "a standard of perfection," ideal meant "existing as an archetype," and ideate referred to forming Platonic ideas. But though ideate is tied to ancient philosophy, the word itself is a modern concoction, relatively speaking.

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   What does ideate mean?

   • Add to one of your lists below, or create a new one. IDEATE definition: 1. to think of an idea or ideas: 2. to form an idea of a particular thing: 3. to think of an idea…. Learn more.

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   What does ideatum mean?

   • , i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing. to form an idea, thought, or image of. , i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing. to form ideas; think. ideatum. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   transitive verb. 1. to form an idea, thought, or image of. intransitive verb. 2. to form ideas; think. noun. 3. the object of knowledge as known by the mind; ideatum.

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   Ideate means to form or have an idea of, to imagine or conceive. Learn how to use this verb in a sentence, its origin from Greek and Medieval Latin, and related words.

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   form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.

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   Ideate means to form an idea of something or to imagine something. It is a formal verb that can be used transitively or intransitively. See examples, pronunciation, word origin and synonyms.