Ideate1. (n.) The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
2. (v. t.) To form in idea; to fancy.
3. (v. t.) To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
Thesaurus Entries
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