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ideate
i·de·ate
[
dee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
i·de·at·ed
,
present participle
i·de·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
i·de·ates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
form thought:
to form an idea of something, or form ideas
[
Early 17th century. < medieval Latin
ideat-
, past participle of
ideare
"form an idea" < Latin
idea
(see
idea
)
]
i·de·a·tion
[
dee áysh'n
]
noun
i·de·a·tion·al
[
dee áyshən'l,
dee áyshnəl
]
adjective
i·de·a·tion·al·ly
[
dee áyshnəlee
]
adverb
i·de·a·tive
[
dee ətiv,
dee àytiv
]
adjective
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i·de·a·tion [ dee áysh'n ] nouni·de·a·tion·al [ dee áyshən'l, dee áyshnəl ] adjectivei·de·a·tion·al·ly [ dee áyshnəlee ] adverbi·de·a·tive [ dee ətiv, dee àytiv ] adjective
