adj
Meaning 1
Produced by an idea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ideate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈaɪdieɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: metaphysics
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verb
Meaning 3
To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To generate an idea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Can you conceive of him as the president?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imagine, conceive of, envisage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create by mental act, create mentally
Narrower terms: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image, foresee, fantasize, fantasise, prefigure, think, fantasy, dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ideate From idea + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From Late Latin ideatum. See idea.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ideate From idea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: представям си (predstavjam si) — To apprehend in thought
- Catalan: idear — To apprehend in thought
- Chinese Mandarin: 形成概念 — To apprehend in thought
- Czech: představovat si — To apprehend in thought
- French: idéer — To apprehend in thought
- Occitan: idear — To apprehend in thought
- Portuguese: idear — To apprehend in thought
- Spanish: idear — To apprehend in thought