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i⋅de⋅a⋅tion

[ahy-dee-ey-shuhn]
–noun
the process of forming ideas or images.

Origin:
1820–30; ideate + -ion
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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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Main Entry: ide·a·tion
Pronunciation: "Id-E-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
: the capacity for or the act of forming or entertaining ideasideation>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ideation i·de·a·tion (ī'dē-ā'shən)
n.
The formation of ideas or mental images.


i'de·ate' v.
i'de·a'tion·al adj.

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