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i⋅de⋅ate
[v. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; n. ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] 
diˌeɪt
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. |
–noun
| 3. | ideatum. |
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| i·de·ate (ī'dē-āt') v. i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing, i·de·ates v. tr. To form an idea of; imagine or conceive: "Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man . . . if not realizable, capable of being ideated" (Anthony Burgess). v. intr. To conceive mental images; think. i'de·a'tion n., i'de·a'tion·al adj. |
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