To generate an idea.
To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
Produced by an idea.
To make something rational or more rational.
To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”
To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.