envision

en·vi·sion

verb \in-ˈvi-zhən, en-\

Definition of ENVISION

transitive verb

: to picture to oneself <envisions a career dedicated to promoting peace>

Examples of ENVISION

1. The inventor envisioned many uses for his creation.
2. She envisioned a better life for herself.

First Known Use of ENVISION

1855

Related to ENVISION

Synonyms: conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, envisage, imagine, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, image, picture, see, vision, visualize

Related Words: daydream, stargaze; hallucinate; re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce; contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate; concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project; foresee, prefigure

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Rhymes with ENVISION

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, excision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, recision, rescission, revision