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ideate

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Synonyms and Antonyms of ideate

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

Synonyms of ideate

conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, image, imagine, picture, see, vision, visualize

Words Related to ideate

daydream, stargaze

re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce

contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate

concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project

foresee, prefigure

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