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envisage

[ en-viz-ij ]
/ ɛnˈvɪz ɪdʒ /
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verb (used with object), en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing.

to contemplate; visualize: He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.
Archaic. to look in the face of; face.

RELATED WORDS

picture, visualize, consider, confront, image, regard

Nearby words

environmental resistance, environmental science, environmentalism, environmentalist, environs, envisage, envision, envoy, envy, enweave, enwheel

Origin of envisage

From the French word envisager, dating back to 1810–20. See en-1, visage
Related formsen·vis·age·ment, noun
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envisage

/ (ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ) /

verb (tr)

to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate
to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee
archaic to look in the face of; confront
Derived Formsenvisagement, noun

Word Origin for envisage

C19: from French envisager, from en- 1 + visage face, visage

usage

It was formerly considered incorrect to use a clause after envisage as in it is envisaged that the new centre will cost £40 million, but this use is now acceptable
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