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
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  • Bacon’s own utopian fantasy The New Atlantis imagines a brave technocratic future, and seemingly predicts everything from submarines to genetic modification and the internet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rooms With the Hanoi Opera House just steps away, each of Capella Hanoi's 47 rooms and suites imagines the private quarters of an opera legend.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagines
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  • Tesla envisions the vehicle operating without a human driver as part of an autonomous ride-hailing service.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Last week, the government submitted a 106-page plan for the arch that envisions a massive structure more than 12 stories high that includes a huge bronze statue of Lady Liberty with wings and carrying a torch with an eternal flame.
    — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of envisions
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  • The field of would-be flying car makers is growing, but Dukhovny sees just one real rival.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Co-founder and CEO Ashi Dissanayake says the company sees the stations as its primary business.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of sees
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  • But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreams
Verb
  • Pawlikowski is also the director of the 2013 Ida, as well 2018’s Cold War, pictures that, like this one, deftly balance postwar Eastern Bloc realities with the truth that all humans strive for connection and belonging.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
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  • Offline now features more than 900 communities altogether, says Roth, with hosts making an average payout of $2,500 to $3,000 per event.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The bath features impressive cabinetry, a double sink vanity, soaking tub, separate shower, and shadowboxing wall treatments.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of features
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  • This an ominous sign for the Senate, which fancies itself the world’s greatest deliberative body.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
  • One of them, Wilf (played with a neat balance of boyishness and menace by Charlie Webb), fancies her.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fancies
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“Ideates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideates. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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