The ideated man . . . as he stood in the intellect of God.
Sir T. Browne.
2. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to
memorize. [R.]
I`de*a"tion (?), n. The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming
ideas; the exercise of this capacity; the act of the mind by which
objects of sense are apprehended and retained as objects of thought.
The whole mass of residua which have been accumulated . . . all
enter now into the process of ideation.
J. D. Morell.
I`de*a"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.
Certain sensational or ideational stimuli.
Blackw. Mag.
I"dem (?), pron. or adj. [L.] The same; the same as above; -- often
abbreviated id.
I*den"tic (?), a. Identical. [Obs.] Hudibras.
I*den"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.] 1. The same; the
selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or
thing.
I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a
conviction . . . that I, the same identical person who now remember
that event, did then exist.
Reid.
2. Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate
what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological.
When you say body is solid, I say that you make an identical
proposition, because it is impossible to have the idea of body
without that of solidity.
Fleming.
Identical equation (Alg.), an equation which is true for all values of
the algebraic symbols which enter into it.
I*den"tic*al*ly, adv. In an identical manner; with respect to identity.
"Identically the same." Bp. Warburton. "Identically different." Ross.
I*den"tic*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being identical;
sameness.
I*den"ti*fi`a*ble (?), a. Capable of being identified.
I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. identification.] The act of
identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being
identified.
I*den"ti*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Identified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Identifying (?).] [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.] 1. To
make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make
one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to
consider as the same in any relation.
Every precaution is taken to identify the interests of the people
and of the rulers.