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visualize

verb · /ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does visualize mean?

visualize (verb): to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use visualize in a sentence?

How do you pronounce visualize?

/ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does visualize come from?

From visual + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting the doing or making of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which it is attached).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of visualize?

Words related to visualize

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “visualize” mean?

to accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

Not quite: that's what believe means.

to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage

Right! That's what “visualize” means.

to go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past

Not quite: that's what pass means.

to move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot

Not quite: that's what run means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “visualize”?

increase

Not quite: increase means something else.

envision

Right!

consider

Not quite: consider means something else.

remember

Not quite: remember means something else.

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