visualize
verb (used without object)
to recall or form mental images or pictures.
visualized
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past participleof visualize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof visualize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
visualizeverb (used without object)to recall or form mental images or pictures.
Example Sentences
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As he visualized Obi-Wan’s sacrifice and the Mos Eisley cantina, he drew associations between sounds and environments that have informed his creative choices ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Inside a superconductor, these microscopic processes cannot be easily tracked or visualized.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Journal visualized the scene with 3-D modeling software using diagrams from vehicle manufacturers, open-source mapping data, crime-scene photos, court documents and interviews with firearms experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
“I just visualized it, and when you do that, it slows you down. It put me in a good mindset.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
She visualized the mother braiding it, her fingers oiling it with pomade before dividing it into sections with a wooden comb.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
