conceptualize

verb

con·cep·tu·al·ize kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌlīz

-chü-ə-,

-chə-ˌlīz,

-shwə-ˌlīz

conceptualized; conceptualizing

transitive verb

: to form a concept of

conceptualize a new car design

especially : to interpret conceptually

conceptualizing reality

conceptualization

kən-ˌsep-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən

-chü-ə-

-chə-lə-ˈzā-

-shwə-lə-ˈzā-

noun

conceptualizer

kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌlī-zər

-chü-ə-

-chə-ˌlī-

-shwə-ˌlī-

noun

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Writer/director Perego was one of seven artists invited to present their pieces; Perego opted to conceptualize the collaboration with the Giudecca prison on film instead of crafting a sculpture or a painting, as Perego explained to IndieWire. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024 Located on Tacoma’s Ruston waterfront, the restaurant is owned by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and conceptualized with Roy Yamaguci, weaving together the flavors of the Puyallup people with Hawaiian and Japanese flavors. —

Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Theo is really the one who sets up our whole setlist for our tours and conceptualizes and creates the whole show. —

Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024 The video sequences, which Munk conceptualizes along with the food, can be especially unsettling: what initially appears to be a dreamy vision of jellyfish swimming around a reef evolves into a visual reprimand about ocean pollution, with plastic detritus outlasting dying coral. —

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conceptualize

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