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 summer is an ideal time to launch an independent volunteer project, as the free time away from school allows students to ideate, create a step-by-step plan, and execute on their ideas.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Our editors discussed this at length when ideating around our 2025 SELF Pantry Awards.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 10 June 2025
While the bride took the lead on ideating the wedding, Michael worked on curating their 34-day honeymoon around Europe that would follow.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
While lip is Being Frenshe’s latest iteration of wellness, Jain said Tisdale and the Maesa team are always ideating what could be next.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Our editors discussed this at length when ideating around our 2025 SELF Pantry Awards.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 10 June 2025
While the bride took the lead on ideating the wedding, Michael worked on curating their 34-day honeymoon around Europe that would follow.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
While lip is Being Frenshe’s latest iteration of wellness, Jain said Tisdale and the Maesa team are always ideating what could be next.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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Maduro’s government intensified its campaign against dissent in the tense months before last year’s presidential election, targeting both real and imagined opponents in a sweeping crackdown on the opposition.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here and in many of her writings Stowe imagined Christ as a mediator capable of elevating all Christians to heaven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The founders envision the store evolving organically as a blank canvas shaped by the neighborhood and scene.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Latu said he’s already envisioned sacking Arizona’s Kyler Murray (or backup Jacoby Brissett if Murray’s foot injury keeps him sidelined).—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Under the island chain strategy conceived by the United States, Japan, part of two north-south defensive lines across the western Pacific, helps project military power to deter and defend against aggression from China, the chief adversary of Washington.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Its ultimate goal is to provide a complete digital home for contemporary cinema, where every work can be conceived, created, shared and preserved.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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With a swath of apps taking betting from the casino to one’s pocket, the industry has captured the interest of Gen Z, who saw a 7% year-over-year increase in online sports betting activity as of 2025’s second quarter, TransUnion found in a report released last month.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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His team sees the deal as a start, not an ending.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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One big advantage of this tool is that the mathematical operations describing the forces between particles can be visualized as diagrams.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clear your mind and try to visualize yourself in a calm scene—like a meadow, forest, or beach.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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