ideate

i·de·ate

I0019300 (ī′dē-āt′)v. i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing, i·de·ates v.tr. To form an idea of; imagine or conceive: "Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man ... if not realizable, capable of being ideated" (Anthony Burgess).v.intr. To conceive mental images; think.

i′de·a′tion n.i′de·a′tion·al adj.

ideate

(ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive[C17: from Medieval Latin ideat- formed as an idea, from ideare, from Greek idea model, pattern, notion] ˌideˈation n

i•de•ate

(ˈaɪ diˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to form an idea, conception, or image of. v.i. 2. to form ideas or images; think. [1600–10] i•de′a•tive (-ə tɪv) adj. i`de•a′tion, n.

Thesaurus

Verb

ideate - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"conceive of, envisage, imaginecreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handsenvision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"envision, foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"fantasise, fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"think - imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"fantasise, fantasize, fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"daydream, dream, woolgather, stargaze - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

ideate

i·de·ate

ideate

i•de•ate

IDEATE

ideate

Synonyms for ideate

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

Synonyms

Related Words