visualize
verb
vi·su·al·ize
ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz 
ˈvi-zhə-ˌlīz,
ˈvizh-wə-ˌlīz
visualized; visualizing
: to make visible: such as
a
: to see or form a mental image of : envisage
trying to visualize the problem
b
: to make (an internal organ or part) visible by radiographic visualization
: to form a mental visual image
Examples of visualize in a Sentence
She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.
Before you swing, visualize yourself hitting the ball.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
With the same acoustic telemetry data, the researchers were also able to visualize how the fish distributed themselves throughout the lake.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The man doesn’t even visualize weeks in advance.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Parsons was already deeply enmeshed in imagining, and visualizing, strange new worlds online.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for visualize
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“Visualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visualize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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visualize
verb
vi·su·al·ize
ˈvizh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz
ˈvizh-ə-ˌlīz
visualized; visualizing
: to make visible
especially
: to form a mental image of
Medical Definition
visualize
transitive verb
vi·su·al·ize
variants
also British visualise
visualized also British visualised; visualizing also British visualising
: 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
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