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 [v. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; n. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it]  

i·de·ate

   [v. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; n. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to form an idea, thought, or image of.
verb (used without object)
2.
to form ideas; think.

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noun
3.
ideatum.
Origin:
1600–10; ide(a) + -ate1

Related forms
i·de·a·tive  [ahy-dee-uh-tiv, ahy-dee-ey-] , adjective
un·i·de·at·ed, adjective
un·i·de·at·ing, adjective
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ideate (ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt)
 
—vb
(tr) to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin ideat- formed as an idea, from ideare, from Greek idea model, pattern, notion]
 
ide'ation
 
—n

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