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ideate
CIDE DICTIONARY
ideate, n. [LL. 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. [1913 Webster]
ideate, v. t.
- To form in idea; to fancy. [1913 Webster]"The ideated man . . . as he stood in the intellect of God." [1913 Webster]
- To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ideate, v. Psychol.
1 tr. imagine, conceive.
2 intr. form ideas.
1 tr. imagine, conceive.
2 intr. form ideas.
Derivative
ideation n. ideational adj. ideationally adv.
Etymology
med.L ideare form an idea (as IDEA)
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