Meaning

2 senses

  1. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.

  2. To generate an idea.

More definitions
  • form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Translations

3 languages

Forms

ideates, ideating, ideated, ideated
Base formideate · to ideate
3rd person singularideates
Present participleideating
Past simpleideated
Past participleideated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyideate
he, she, itideates

Past simpleLesson

all personsideated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ideated
he, she, ithas ideated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ideate

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relatedidealizeideaideation
Derivedideationalideationallyideativeideator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
idealistidealisticidealizeideallyB2identicalB2identicallyidentifiable
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