envisage
[ en-viz-ij ]
/ ɛnˈvɪz ɪdʒ /
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.
Nearby words
- environmental resistance,
- environmental science,
- environmentalism,
- environmentalist,
- environs,
- envision,
- envoy,
- envy,
- enweave,
- enwheel
Origin of envisage
SYNONYMS FOR envisage
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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
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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envisage
1778, from French envisager "look in the face of," from en- "cause to" (see en- (1)) + visage "face" (see visage). Related: Envisaged; envisaging.
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