envision
[ en-vizh-uh n ]
/ ɛnˈvɪʒ ən /
verb (used with object)
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events: to envision a bright future.
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Origin of envision
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envision
/ (ɪnˈvɪʒən) /
verb
(tr) to conceive of as a possibility, esp in the future; foresee
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envision
1914, from en- (1) "make, put in" + vision. Related: Envisioned; envisioning. Earlier (1827) is envision'd in sense "endowed with vision."
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