ideated

verb

Definition of ideatednext
past tense of ideate
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions

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  1. imagined
  2. envisioned
  3. conceived
  4. saw
  5. dreamed
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  • This new medical paradigm impacted not only how external threats were imagined—the hordes of viruses, spores and prions who now appeared to be always threatening to break through our defences—but also how the internal world of the body was envisioned.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • And the president’s job is far more complex than the 18th-century framers of the Constitution could have imagined.
    Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of imagined
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  • The Rams envisioned Williams starting opposite Tre’Davious White, a former All-Pro for the Buffalo Bills who was coming off Achilles surgery.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This new medical paradigm impacted not only how external threats were imagined—the hordes of viruses, spores and prions who now appeared to be always threatening to break through our defences—but also how the internal world of the body was envisioned.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of envisioned
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  • The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The show, which is currently in active development, is conceived as a biographical anthology series akin to Ryan Murphy’s Monster, which each new season exploring the life of another skating legend.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of conceived
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  • But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of saw
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  • But Celia always dreamed of being a writer.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Viewers have dreamt of getting their hands on a real-life Krabby Patty for more than two decades and the burger chain is delivering on the fantasy.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of dreamed
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