conceptualize
verb (used with object)
to form into a concept; make a concept of.
conceptualizing
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present participleof conceptualize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As Amini wrote of the glass blade, “the perfection of this form is preserved only with the mental space shared between the conceptualizing artist and the interpreting artist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For Muehl, it’s all about conceptualizing and painstakingly trying to get the dishes “show ready.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
As such, Lanning and his research team introduced a novel approach to conceptualizing person-community fit, predicated on the idea that communities, like persons, are diverse, and can include multiple environmental niches.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
But conceptualizing myself as a person who can also be calm, who can actually handle the world, and realizing that this is my preferred state—that has been so much more helpful.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2023
By describing and conceptualizing the phenomena experienced in nursing situations, nurses could contribute to the development of nursing as a discipline.
From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson
