ideate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪdieɪt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
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).
Meanings
- To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
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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.
2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 358:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ideated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ideated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ideating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ideates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Coordinates
innovate · brainchild · brainstorm
Deriveds
ideationally · ideational · ideative · ideation · ideator
Relateds
Translations (9)
es idear (To apprehend in thought) · ca idear (To apprehend in thought) · cs představovat si (To apprehend in thought) · es idear (to generate) · bg представям си (To apprehend in thought) · oc idear (To apprehend in thought) · pt idear (To apprehend in thought) · fr idéer (To apprehend in thought) · cmn 形成概念 (To apprehend in thought)