conceptualize
[ kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ kənˈsɛp tʃu əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.
to form into a concept; make a concept of.
verb (used without object), con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.
to form a concept; think in concepts.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Also especially British, con·cep·tu·al·ise .
Origin of conceptualize
First recorded in 1875–80; conceptual + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM conceptualize
con·cep·tu·al·i·za·tion [kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lahy-zey-shuhn] /kənˌsɛp tʃu ə laɪˈzeɪ ʃən/ especially British, con·cep·tu·al·i·sa·tion, nouncon·cep·tu·al·iz·er; especially British, con·cep·tu·al·is·er, nounre·con·cep·tu·al·ize; especially British, re·con·cep·tu·al·ise, verb (used with object), re·con·cep·tu·al·ized, re·con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing or (especially British) re·con·cep·tu·al·ised, re·con·cep·tu·al·is·ing.Words nearby conceptualize
conceptor, conceptual, conceptual art, conceptualism, conceptualization, conceptualize, conceptual realism, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning
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British Dictionary definitions for conceptualize
conceptualize
conceptualise
/ (kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to form (a concept or concepts) out of observations, experience, data, etc
Derived forms of conceptualize
conceptualization or conceptualisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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