conceptualize
verb
con·cep·tu·al·ize
kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chü-ə-,
-chə-ˌlīz,
-shwə-ˌlīz
conceptualized; conceptualizing
: to form a concept of
conceptualize a new car design
especially
: to interpret conceptually
conceptualizing reality
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.
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Changing our approach to thinking about technical systems starts with conceptualizing contemporary enterprise security testing protocols.
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The architect and interior designer is the founder of Purple Cherry Architects & Interiors, a firm that works on projects across the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, from conceptualizing a structure to fitting and furnishing that building once it’s completed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
The drive-thru safari was conceptualized by Harry Shuster, a developer from South Africa.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
The Swedish producer and his team spent two years conceptualizing and building the structure, visuals and music for Holosphere, which Prydz then performed exactly one time.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 July 2025
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The architect and interior designer is the founder of Purple Cherry Architects & Interiors, a firm that works on projects across the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, from conceptualizing a structure to fitting and furnishing that building once it’s completed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
The drive-thru safari was conceptualized by Harry Shuster, a developer from South Africa.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
The Swedish producer and his team spent two years conceptualizing and building the structure, visuals and music for Holosphere, which Prydz then performed exactly one time.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for conceptualize
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“Conceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualize. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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