conceptualize
verb
con·cep·tu·al·ize
kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chü-ə-,
-chə-ˌlīz,
-shwə-ˌlīz
conceptualized; conceptualizing
: to form a concept of
conceptualize a new car design
especially
: to interpret conceptually
conceptualizing reality
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.
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Posting Zero would mean the end of social media as it was once conceptualized, as a real-time record of the world created by anyone who was experiencing anything at all.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
Originally conceptualized within military contexts, moral injury refers to the psychological distress that arises from actions or inactions that violate one’s moral or ethical code.
—Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As a result, China moved from conceptualizing to commercializing such reactors in just a decade—an unthinkable timeline in the U.S. regulatory environment.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Yet before the eighteenth century, Europeans—including the English people who colonized North America—did not conceptualize hair as an integral body part.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
Originally conceptualized within military contexts, moral injury refers to the psychological distress that arises from actions or inactions that violate one’s moral or ethical code.
—Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As a result, China moved from conceptualizing to commercializing such reactors in just a decade—an unthinkable timeline in the U.S. regulatory environment.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Yet before the eighteenth century, Europeans—including the English people who colonized North America—did not conceptualize hair as an integral body part.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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“Conceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualize. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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