visualize

especially British, vis·u·al·ise

[vizh-oo-uh-lahyz]

verb (used without object)

visualized, visualizing 

1. to recall or form mental images or pictures.

verb (used with object)

visualized, visualizing 

1. to make visual or visible.

2. to form a mental image of.

3. to make perceptible to the mind or imagination.

visualize

/ ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz, -zjʊ- /

verb

1. to form a mental image of (something incapable of being viewed or not at that moment visible)

2. med to view by means of an X-ray the outline of (a bodily organ, structure, or part)

Other Word Forms

• visualizer noun
• visualizable adjective
• visualization noun
• visualist noun
• nonvisualized adjective
• revisualization noun
• revisualize verb
• unvisualized adjective
• well-visualized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of visualize¹

First recorded in 1810–20; visual + -ize

Example Sentences

"We hope this new technique of visualizing synaptic membrane dynamics in live brain tissue samples can help us understand similarities and differences in nonheritable and heritable forms of the condition," Watanabe says.

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To visualize this density, imagine placing the solar system inside a cube one light-year on each side.

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One way to do this is to visualize an imaginary bubble surrounding your body that prevents all negative energy from reaching you.

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The researchers used CT scanning technology to visualize all of the developing teeth.

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I must confess this, though: I keep trying to visualize that vintage ceramic cat.

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Related Words

• anticipate 
• dream up 
• envision