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ideate

i·de·ate
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it]
    • /verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt/
    • /aɪ.ˈdiːeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it]
    • /verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt/

Definitions of ideate word

  • verb with object ideate to form an idea, thought, or image of. 1
  • verb without object ideate to form ideas; think. 1
  • abbreviation IDEATE ideatum. 1
  • noun ideate Form an idea of; imagine or conceive. 1
  • verb ideate to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive 0
  • verb transitive ideate to form an idea (of); imagine or conceive 0

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Origin of ideate

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; ide(a) + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Ideate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ideate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ideate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ideate

verb ideate

  • ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
  • consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
  • study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
  • appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.

Antonyms for ideate

verb ideate

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.

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