Main Entry: vi·su·al·ize

Variant(s): also British vi·su·al·ise \ˈvizh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz, ˈvizh-ə-ˌlīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): vi·su·al·ized also British vi·su·al·ised; vi·su·al·iz·ing also British vi·su·al·is·ing

: to make visible: as a : to see or form a mental image of b : to make (an organ) visible by radiographic visualization <visualize the gallbladder> c : to prepare (as an organism or tissue) for microscopic examination especially by staining