imagine vs ideate

imagine and ideate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imagine	No	No	Yes	No
ideate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imagine and ideate are synonyms defined as:

imagine and ideate: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Other synonyms of imagine include conceive of, envisage.

imagine (verb)	ideate (verb)
expect, believe, or suppose	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case