Contemplate
Contemplate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Ideate and contemplate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ideate" instead a verb "Contemplate".
Ideate
Ideate verb - To form a mental picture of.
Usage example: the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions
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Synonyms for Ideate
Contemplate and ideate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemplate" instead a verb "Ideate".
Nearby Word: ideation
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