Ideate

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.diˌeɪt/

Definitions of ideate

verb to form an idea or concept in the mind

Example Sentences

A1 I like to ideate different ways to decorate my room.

A2 Students were asked to ideate a solution to the problem.

B1 The team gathered to ideate on new marketing strategies.

B2 The company held a brainstorming session to ideate innovative product ideas.

C1 The research team ideated a groundbreaking theory that revolutionized the field.

C2 The artist's ability to ideate unique concepts set them apart from their peers.

Examples of ideate in a Sentence

formal The team will ideate different solutions to the problem before making a decision.

informal Let's ideate some cool ideas for the project!

slang We need to get together and ideate some fresh concepts.

figurative His mind was a canvas where he could freely ideate and create.

Grammatical Forms of ideate

• past tense: ideated
• plural: ideates
• comparative: more ideate
• superlative: most ideate
• present tense: ideate
• future tense: will ideate
• perfect tense: have ideated
• continuous tense: is ideating
• singular: ideates
• positive degree: ideate
• infinitive: to ideate
• gerund: ideating
• participle: ideated

Origin and Evolution of ideate

First Known Use: 1620 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'ideate' originated from the Latin word 'ideatus', which is derived from the Latin word 'idea' meaning 'idea' or 'concept'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the 17th century, 'ideate' has evolved to be commonly used in modern English to mean the act of forming ideas or concepts in the mind.