vis·u·al·ize

[vizh-oo-uh-lahyz] verb, vis·u·al·ized, vis·u·al·iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to recall or form mental images or pictures.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make visual or visible.
3.
to form a mental image of.
4.
to make perceptible to the mind or imagination.
Also, especially British, vis·u·al·ise.


Origin:
1810–20; visual + -ize

vis·u·al·iz·a·ble, adjective
vis·u·al·i·za·tion, noun
vis·u·al·iz·er, vis·u·al·ist, noun
non·vis·u·al·ized, adjective
re·vis·u·al·i·za·tion, noun
re·vis·u·al·ize, verb, re·vis·u·al·ized, re·vis·u·al·iz·ing.
un·vis·u·al·ized, adjective
well-vis·u·al·ized, adjective
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visualize or visualise (ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz, -zjʊ-, ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz, -zjʊ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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)
 
visualise or visualise
 
vb
 
'visualizer or visualise
 
n
 
'visualiser or visualise
 
n

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Word Origin & History

visualize
1817, first attested in, and perhaps was coined by, Coleridge; see visual + -ize.
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Example sentences
One way to get your mind around these extra dimensions is to visualize a single
  strand of a spiderweb.
Mind maps are an effective way to tackle large projects, as they help you
  visualize ideas that can be overwhelming.
So fact remains that human brain and mind can visualize things by some kind of
  invisible connections.
He could almost visualize himself tiptoeing past something explosive.
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