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Added 29 September 2026

ideate

/ˈaɪdieɪt/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ideate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
To generate an idea.

adjective

Produced by an idea.

noun

The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.

Origin

From idea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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