ideates

verb

Definition of ideatesnext
present tense third-person singular of ideate
as in imagines
to form a mental picture of the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideates
  1. imagines
  2. envisions
  3. sees
  4. features
Verb
  • Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • The automaker envisions drivers leaving their home using Pure EV mode.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Toyoda envisions using Ricciardo's charm and popularity to elevate the global prominence of Toyota Gazoo Racing, a personal endeavor for Toyoda.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Mail app sees new categorization options and more.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
Verb
  • For a feminine, but not overpowering flower, this one features roses in a dewy green garden.
    Rose Dommu, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This complication features a three-armed carousel, each arm carrying a block with four-hour numerals.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of features
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