[ahy-dee-ey-shuh
n] 
| the process of forming ideas or images. |
| 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. |
ideation i·de·a·tion (ī'dē-ā'shən)
n.
The formation of ideas or mental images.
