ideates
Forms mental pictures
Ideates is the third-person singular of ideate, meaning to form ideas or think creatively.
The word appears most often in business and design contexts, where "ideating" describes brainstorming or generating concepts: The team ideates solutions before prototyping.
Outside corporate settings, the word can sound jargony—most people just say "thinks up" or "comes up with."
Spontaneous idea generation
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- generateCause to come into being
- formulateCreate methodically
- deviseCreate through ingenuity
develop · design · conceive · originate · craft · compose · draft · sketch
Form mental pictures
- imagineForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- foreseePredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
project · fantasize · dream · contemplate · daydream · speculate · extrapolate · envision
Think deeply about
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
- reflectReturn light or thought
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
analyze · reason · muse · ruminate · meditate · consider · weigh · evaluate
Interrupt and disorder
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- inventCreate something new
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
iterate · hackathon · blue-sky · incubate · revolutionize · reinvent · trailblaze · experiment
brainstorm
Spontaneous idea generation
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- generateCause to come into being
- formulateCreate methodically
devise · develop · design · conceive · originate · craft · compose · draft · sketch · outline
visualize
Form mental pictures
anticipate · project · fantasize · dream · contemplate · daydream · speculate · extrapolate · envision · forecast
ponder
Think deeply about
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
- reflectReturn light or thought
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
deliberate · analyze · reason · muse · ruminate · meditate · consider · weigh · evaluate · assess
disrupt
Interrupt and disorder
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- inventCreate something new
- breakthroughSudden important advance
prototype · iterate · hackathon · blue-sky · incubate · revolutionize · reinvent · trailblaze · experiment · improvise
ideatesexecutes
Carries out fully
implements · acts · does · builds · performs
- suicidal ideationThoughts of ending one's life
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