ideates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ideate
as in imagines
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 Synonyms for ideates
  1. imagines
  2. envisions
  3. sees
  4. dreams
  5. pictures
  6. features
  7. fancies
Verb
  • Much of the public conversation about wildfire still imagines forests as oversized campfires.
    — Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Using art to escape into a reality that imagines beauty where there is none is one of the most powerful statements art can make.
    — William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • Lebeña envisions a change in which all Cubans have access to voice, text and data with international connectivity without restrictions.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Archer envisions Halo serving several industries where transporting cargo quickly to remote or difficult-to-access locations remains a challenge.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • Analyst Divya Gangahar sees several positives ahead of the company's quarterly results in early August, including improving demand and accelerating growth.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Training camp starts in two weeks, when the focus will shift to Caleb Williams and Super Bowl dreams.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The director was also adamant in bringing a fresh concept to the classic story of the puppet who dreams of becoming a boy.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 June 2026
Definition of dreams
Verb
  • Petrarch pictures the ghosts of Homer and Ennius together, and Homer’s ghost points out to Ennius a solitary figure, Francescus, working on a great epic poem, Africa.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • And Trey pictures his dad still in the third base coach’s box for the Dodgers.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • The Bite of Seattle Festival features hundreds of local vendors and live music performances, drawing 350,000 guests over three days, its website says.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The double sink is open to the views and features amenities from Healing Earth, a natural skincare line.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Definition of features
Verb
  • Either way, this is a dangerous way for a team that fancies itself as a perennial contender to annually live.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • On the one hand, Ramsay fancies himself as a footballer.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of fancies
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“Ideates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideates. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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