Definition of conceptualize
conceptualized
;conceptualizing
transitive verb
: to form a concept of conceptualize a new car design; especially : to interpret conceptually conceptualizing reality
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Examples of conceptualize in a Sentence
She described her plans to me, but I found them hard to conceptualize.
He conceptualizes the family as an economic unit.
A programmer needs to analyze and conceptualize in order to solve problems.
Recent Examples of conceptualize from the Web
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For those who wish to purchase the digital currency but find the prospect of the transaction difficult to conceptualize without physical proof, the ATM provides a helpful bridge.
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Conceptualized by designer Richard Sapper, the original model was said to be inspired by a Japanese bento lunchbox.
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Meanwhile, the agency and the Portland city government will form an advisory committee to conceptualize a more permanent memorial and commission an artist to create it.
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The league was conceptualized by Savant Patel, now 16, and his family.
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Blue World Voyages founder Gene Meehan Meehan is using his 30 years of experience in the wellness industry to conceptualize a cruise line centered on fitness, which in recent years has become a popular amenity on most ships.
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A photographer typically makes three visits to Göttingen: the first to conceptualize the work, the second to print pages and test materials, and the third to print the book.
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His work offers our visitors an experience that doesn’t exist elsewhere and challenges the generic categories of art, presenting a new way of conceptualizing what people see and experience.
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After a circle of elite New Yorkers conceptualized a park to rival those of Europe, a decade was spent acquiring, emptying, and reshaping the land to produce Frederick Law Olmsted’s masterwork of landscape architecture.
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Origin and Etymology of conceptualize
see conceptual
CONCEPTUALIZE Defined for English Language Learners
conceptualize
playDefinition of conceptualize for English Language Learners
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: to form (an idea, picture, etc.) of something in your mind
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