ideated

verb

past tense of ideate
as in imagined
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 ideated Few might have imagined that the touchscreen technology that rules the world of devices today was actually ideated back in the 1960s. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026 That, in turn, attracted folks who were interested in novel libations and helped build a community of industry personnel who ideated on what craft cocktails could be. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025 In the brand’s online shop, each wine listing is accompanied by classic tasting notes and pairing suggestions, but also a brief bio of the vineyard where its grapes were sourced and a story of how the wine was ideated, fermented and blended. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025 Mariah ideated the video herself, and her team brought in Cass Meyers to direct (Meyers made a cameo in SZA’s 2023 Rolling Stone cover story as her friend and photographer). — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideated
  1. imagined
  2. envisioned
  3. conceived
  4. saw
  5. dreamed
  6. visualized
Verb
  • Cher’s iconic yellow plaid outfit evoked Kim’s Catholic school girl uniform as imagined by Donatella Versace.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • People such as Sarah Burns, the mother of a Camas runner who walked off the start line in protest last week, never imagined herself playing the role of activist when the cross country season began.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagined
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  • Last night was the second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as envisioned by CEO Hillary Super and her chief creative officer Adam Selman.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Preparations are also advancing for expansion into a third regional department, where several hundred personnel are envisioned to operate.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • The moody interiors conceived by architect Sylvestre Murigneux combine warm alpine codes such as tartan textiles, velvet and wooden accents with Asian influences.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Staten Island hip-hop titans conceived of the album as a conceptual artwork, a protest against the cheapening of music in the age of widespread piracy.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceived
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Four save slots per game and a rewind function introduce a few conveniences that players in 1983 could only have dreamed about.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of visualized

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

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