visualize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to make visual or visible.
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to form a mental image of.
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to make perceptible to the mind or imagination.
verb
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to form a mental image of (something incapable of being viewed or not at that moment visible)
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med to view by means of an X-ray the outline of (a bodily organ, structure, or part)
Other Word Forms
- nonvisualized adjective
- revisualization noun
- revisualize verb
- unvisualized adjective
- visualist noun
- visualizable adjective
- visualization noun
- visualizer noun
- well-visualized adjective
Etymology
Origin of visualize
Example Sentences
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To visualize microscopic asbestos fibers in talcum powder, he brought a bale of hay into a courtroom and dropped a needle into the blades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Advances in software, imaging tools, cameras, and drones have transformed how paleontologists document and visualize discoveries in both fieldwork and laboratory settings.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Users can deploy Claude to chat, generate code, visualize data, search the web, or create content, among other tasks.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Try to visualize how the party looked, but from a different angle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
He tried to visualize a heaven, a God seated on a throne, but could not.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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