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
Synonyms
Examples of visualize in a Sentence
She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.
Before you swing, visualize yourself hitting the ball.
Recent Examples on the Web
Palantir focuses on organizing, and visualizing, masses of data.
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David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Aviva visualizes a world where students in the future are filled with the confidence to voice their curiosity and experience joy in learning.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Bronchoscopy visualizes big airways (trachea or windpipe and large bronchi)—not lungs.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Then visualize deeply to tap into your soul's wisdom for innovative visions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
To read their legislation is to visualize a map of the physical and psychic toll the nation’s nuclear weapons’ legacy has seared into communities across the country, years after the first atomic test at Los Alamos.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
One of the advances is a method of objectively measuring the inability to visualize.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Additionally, students will create maps to visualize the eclipse’s trajectory, according to Padilla.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Being able to clearly visualize your money and where it’s being spent is the best way to prepare for your future financial goals.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Aviva visualizes a world where students in the future are filled with the confidence to voice their curiosity and experience joy in learning.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Bronchoscopy visualizes big airways (trachea or windpipe and large bronchi)—not lungs.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Then visualize deeply to tap into your soul's wisdom for innovative visions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
To read their legislation is to visualize a map of the physical and psychic toll the nation’s nuclear weapons’ legacy has seared into communities across the country, years after the first atomic test at Los Alamos.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
One of the advances is a method of objectively measuring the inability to visualize.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Additionally, students will create maps to visualize the eclipse’s trajectory, according to Padilla.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Being able to clearly visualize your money and where it’s being spent is the best way to prepare for your future financial goals.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Visualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visualize. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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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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