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ideating

ideating is the present participle and gerund of ideate.

Meaning of ideate

Verb

ideate (third-person singular simple present ideates, present participle ideating, simple past and past participle ideated)

  1. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
  2. To generate an idea.
    • Two thousand young men and women from across the country had gathered under canvas tents on a public ground for a weekend of ideating and networking.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 358

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Questions about ideating

What is ideating the present participle and gerund of?
Ideating is the present participle and gerund of ideate.

Words near ideating in the dictionary

  1. ideated
  2. ideates
  3. ideathon
  4. ideathons
  5. ideatic
  6. ideating
  7. ideation
  8. ideational
  9. ideationally
  10. ideations
  11. ideative

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