Meaning & use
ideate
Last updated
To form an idea or concept of something; to generate ideas, especially during a creative or planning process.
See it in a sentence
The design team spent the morning ideating potential solutions to the packaging problem.
Before sketching anything, she likes to ideate freely on paper.
A note on using this word
Common in design, business, and innovation contexts, where it specifically means generating ideas as a formal step in a process.
Words with a similar meaning
conceivebrainstorm
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “ideate”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.