envisage
[ en-viz-ij ]
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.
Origin of envisage
1Other words for envisage
Other words from envisage
- en·vis·age·ment, noun
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How to use envisage in a sentence
The object of this remarkably achieved envisagement writhed inwardly.
An Idyll of All Fools' Day | Josephine Daskam Bacon
British Dictionary definitions for envisage
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
Origin of envisage
1C19: from French envisager, from en- 1 + visage face, visage
usage For envisage
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
Derived forms of envisage
- envisagement, noun
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