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foresee vs ideate

ideate vs foresee

foresee and ideate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foresee No No Yes No
ideate No No Yes No
As verbs, ideate is a hypernym of foresee; that is, ideate is a word with a broader meaning than foresee:
  • foresee: picture to oneself; imagine possible
  • ideate: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Other hypernyms of foresee include conceive of, envisage, imagine.
foresee (verb) ideate (verb)
realize beforehand form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
picture to oneself; imagine possible
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between foresee and ideate

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