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envisaging

[en-viz-ij] Origin

en·vis·age

[en-viz-ij]
verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
1.
to contemplate; visualize: He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.
2.
Archaic. to look in the face of; face.

Origin:
1810–20; < French envisager. See en-1, visage

en·vis·age·ment, noun


1. picture, imagine, conceive, envision.

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Envisaging is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

envisage
1820, from Fr. envisager "look in the face of," from en- "cause to" + visage "face."
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