ideate
verb
- to construct in the imagination; to form idea of
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪdieɪt/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ideate From idea + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- Produced by an idea.
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin ideatum. See idea.
- The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ideate From idea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- 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.”