ideation
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i·de·ate
(ī′dē-āt′)v. i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing, i·de·ates
v.tr.
To form an idea of; imagine or conceive: "Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man ... if not realizable, capable of being ideated" (Anthony Burgess).
v.intr.
To conceive mental images; think.
i′de·a′tion n.
i′de·a′tion·al adj.
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ideation
the process of forming ideas. — ideational, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ideation - the process of forming and relating ideas cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
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i·de·a·tion
n. ideación, proceso de formación de ideas.
paranoid ___ → ___ paranoide.
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