Definition

1. Verb:
   • To form a mental image or concept of something; to conceive of or imagine something, especially something not currently present or not yet existing in reality.
   • To generate ideas or thoughts about a subject.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • It is difficult to ideate a world without electricity.
  • The team gathered to ideate potential solutions to the problem.
  • She can ideate complex systems in her mind before drawing them.

Advanced Usage

• "To ideate on/upon/about": To think deeply or generate ideas concerning a specific topic.
  • The workshop was a space for artists to ideate on the theme of identity.
• "To ideate that...": To form the conception or thought that something is the case.
  • He ideated that a different approach might yield better results.

Variants and Related Words

• Ideation (n): The process of forming ideas or mental images.
  • The brainstorming session was focused on creative ideation.
• Ideational (adj): Relating to the formation of ideas or concepts.
  • The project is still in its ideational phase.

Synonyms

• Conceive: To form a notion or idea in the mind.
• Envisage/Envision: To contemplate or visualize as a future possibility.
• Imagine: To form a mental image or concept of something not present.

Related Phrases

• Ideate freely: To generate ideas without constraints or judgment.
  • In the first stage, we need to ideate freely without criticism.

Verb

1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
   • Can you conceive of him as the president?