Etymology

ideate

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Today it means: To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. Full definition →

English idea ← Latin idea ← Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa)
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ideate · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekἰδέα (idéa)
  4. Latinidea
  5. Englishidea
  6. English todayideate

From idea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

ideate · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekἰδέα (idéa)
  4. Latinidea
  5. Englishidea
  6. English todayideate

From idea + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

ideate · noun3

  1. Late Latin · derived fromideatum
  2. English todayideate

From Late Latin ideatum. See idea.

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