visualisation, visualise, visualiser

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vi·​su·​al·​i·​sa·​tion, vi·​su·​al·​ise, vi·​su·​al·​is·​er

British spellings of visualization, visualize, visualizer

visualize

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verb

vi·​su·​al·​ize ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz 

ˈvi-zhə-ˌlīz, 

ˈvizh-wə-ˌlīz

visualized; visualizing

transitive verb

: 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

intransitive verb

: to form a mental visual image

Synonyms of visualisation

Verb

• imagine
• envision
• see
• picture

Examples of visualisation in a Sentence

Verb

She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.

Before you swing, visualize yourself hitting the ball.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The studio acts as an intellectual bridge, using advanced rendering, motion graphics and rapid prototyping to visualize how content interacts with scale and materiality, Monday said, adding that design, therefore, no longer happens in isolation. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

The hardest part is to visualize him. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

This can be visualized as a kind of barcode, with some narrow stripes and some thicker continuous stripes following one another. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 June 2026

These systems allow clinicians to visualize anatomy in greater detail and improve communication with patients before procedures begin. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1848, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for visualisation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration