ideate

verb

ˈī-dē-ˌāt How to pronounce ideate (audio)
Definition of ideatenext
as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions

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Recent Examples of ideate The series officially launched at Bantam Books in 1979 with The Cave of Time, a book by Edward Packard, who had ideated a novel branching-story concept while telling bedtime stories to his daughters. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 May 2026 The actress-turned-media-company owner has long had the grit required to ideate, found, and ultimately sell a near-billion-dollar company that flipped Hollywood’s script on its head. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 May 2026 For example, data scientists across the company recently kicked off their own data science community of practice to collectively ideate on use cases. — Rachel Curry, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2026 Computer then ideates subtasks and assigns them to multiple agents as needed, running the models Perplexity deems best for those tasks. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
  1. imagine
  2. envision
  3. conceive
  4. see
  5. visualize
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  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For one thing, imagine an election campaign fought on populist policies such as raising welfare grants and public sector hiring sprees.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagine
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  • Initially, Fedorets envisions cubesat tech demo missions, which would pave the way for mid-sized missions that could collect samples.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But his exemplary work both in the pass and run game Sunday made the notion of a future with Willis easier to envision.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of envision
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  • The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Spa also has a boutique WORKSHOP Gym conceived by Lee Mullins, where personal training, Pilates, yoga and water barre can be arranged by appointment.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceive
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  • The attacks, which saw 1,195 people killed and 251 taken into Gaza as hostages, triggered a major security crisis that led to three years of war on multiple fronts.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The offense had a healthy-enough balance with the run game (more on that in a bit) to involve multiple pass-catchers, and the trio of leading receivers saw the immediate benefits.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of see
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  • To help visualize this further, consider the general rule of thumb that 1 foot of sea level rise could push the ocean inland as much as the length of a football field.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The choices are housed in the Atelier Vivier MTO cabinet, a silver console containing the available materials and hardware, while a digital component allows clients to visualize combinations before production begins.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of visualize

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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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