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Definitions for: Ideate [v] form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
Webster (1913) Definition: I*de"ate, v. t.
1. To form in idea; to fancy. [R.]
The ideated man . . . as he stood in the intellect
of God. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind;
to memorize. [R.]
Synonyms: conceive of, envisage, imagine
See Also: create by mental act, create mentally, daydream, dream, envision, fancy, fantasise, fantasize, figure, foresee, image, picture, prefigure, project, see, stargaze, think, visualise, visualize, woolgather
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