Literary notes about ideate (AI summary)
In literature, "ideate" functions as a dynamic term that encapsulates the process of forming and shaping ideas. It is often paired with actions such as patterning or matching, suggesting a methodical construction of thought as seen in its early usage [1]. In poetic and philosophical contexts, the term underscores both the challenge and necessity of molding ideas that resonate with a deeper truth, as noted in works where a true idea must correlate with its ideation [2], [3], [4], [5]. Moreover, discussions on the cognitive capabilities of the mind incorporate "ideate" to describe the capacity, or lack thereof, to generate conceptual relations, thus extending its significance into psychological discourse [6] and further elaborating on the nuanced interplay between thought and expression [7], [8].
- Essẻmpiáre, to exemplifie, to patterne, to example, to ideate, to match.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio - This ease controules The tediousnesse of my life: But for these I could ideate nothing, which could please, 5
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne - A true idea is one which corresponds with its ideate .
— from Short Studies on Great Subjects by James Anthony Froude - A true idea must correspond with its ideate or object.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza - A true idea is one which corresponds with its ideate.
— from Essays in Literature and History by James Anthony Froude - A false school of psychology would say that the infant’s brain cannot yet ideate ; but that is incorrect language.
— from Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens - Inf o rgicáre, to forge, to frame or ideate in minde what one can not expresse, and hee that listneth cannot rightly conceiue.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio - He established the idea as the truth of the thing, but he failed to find expression for the relation between idea and ideate.
— from Monophysitism Past and Present: A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce