verb (used with object), i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
- to form an idea, thought, or image of.
verb (used without object), i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing.
- to form ideas; think.
noun
- ideatum.
verb
- (tr) to form or have an idea of; to imagine or conceive
v.
c.1600, from idea + -ate (2). Related: Ideated; ideating.