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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The open-roof model – which Aspark says it was conceptualized to deliver the joy of driving with the top down – debuted last month at the Prestige Salon Automobile de Lyon auto show in France.
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
The Duffer Brothers and two-time Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Nora Felder conceptualized and produced the soundtrack album, which can be pre-ordered here.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2025
The technology platform was originally conceptualized in 2018 and has since undergone 6 years of engineering focused on safety and licensing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
Since dark matter was conceptualized nearly 100 years ago by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky, the invisible substance theorized to hold galaxies together that is supposedly all around us has largely remained a mystery.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
The Duffer Brothers and two-time Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Nora Felder conceptualized and produced the soundtrack album, which can be pre-ordered here.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2025
The technology platform was originally conceptualized in 2018 and has since undergone 6 years of engineering focused on safety and licensing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
Since dark matter was conceptualized nearly 100 years ago by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky, the invisible substance theorized to hold galaxies together that is supposedly all around us has largely remained a mystery.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Conceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualize. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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