Visualize (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

• She closed her eyes to visualize the beautiful wedding she had always dreamed of.
• The artist tried to visualize how the finished painting would look before she started.
• I have trouble visualizing the complex machine without seeing a diagram.
• The coach asked his players to visualize themselves winning the championship game.
• To plan for the future, it's essential to visualize all possible scenarios.

Synonyms

• Project
• Visualise
• See
• Picture
• Image
• Figure
• Fancy
• Envision

Hypernyms

• Envisage
• Conceive Of
• Ideate

Related Words

• Visualization (noun)
• Visualizer (noun)

Meaning ²

View the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

• Visualise

Hypernyms

• View
• See
• Catch
• Take In

Meaning ³

Form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Visualise

Hypernyms

• Envisage
• Conceive Of
• Ideate

Meaning ⁴

Make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Visualise

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify