visualize

verb

ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz How to pronounce visualize (audio)
Definition of visualizenext
as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of visualized herself executing a perfect dive

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Recent Examples of visualize The choices are housed in the Atelier Vivier MTO cabinet, a silver console containing the available materials and hardware, while a digital component allows clients to visualize combinations before production begins. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The team’s aim was to visualize the mechanical pressure acting on the petals, similar to cutting carrots to reveal their internal pressure. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 The tool helps visualize how different stones and settings sit on an actual hand, useful when buying online or planning a surprise proposal without the recipient present. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Measuring neuronal activity On top of visualizing the brain’s structures and layout, the ability to manipulate electricity has allowed researchers to learn how neurons communicate. — Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visualize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visualize
  1. imagine
  2. envision
  3. see
  4. picture
Verb
  • One self attends to these demands, but this liberates a second self to imagine or to interrogate, to dream or to remember, to plan or to play.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before her death, Monroe nevertheless continued to work, seek roles, and imagine a life different from the one others intended for her.
    — Annarita Briganti, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagine
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  • On Friday, the government submitted a 106-page plan for the arch that envisions a massive structure more than 12 stories high that includes a huge bronze statue of Lady Liberty with wings and carrying a torch with an eternal flame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Chase has previously explained that Amy had long envisioned eventually returning to the area where she was born and raised.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of envision
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  • In a series of videos posted across social media, Basabe can be seen raising his voice, holding his cellphone in people’s faces and engaging in tense conversations while campaigning.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • And provided the House flips Democratic, Republicans could see a procession of impeachment trials for Cabinet members — and perhaps even the president.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of see
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  • Pawlikowski is also the director of the 2013 Ida, as well 2018’s Cold War, pictures that, like this one, deftly balance postwar Eastern Bloc realities with the truth that all humans strive for connection and belonging.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This was certainly not how Elise, a sophomore at Battle Ground High, pictured her season ending when the school year began.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of picture

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