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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This entails conceptualizing, researching and writing about how IT leaders can and should adopt cloud experiences to accelerate and advance their corporate digital transformation strategies.
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Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
These official metrics and official ways of conceptualizing the problem absolutely impact the people experiencing it on a psychological level.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
Both professions must develop an endpoint (goals), a path to achieve those goals (treatment plan) and a way to conceptualize the client’s present state (diagnosis).
—Bill English, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
For most of his professional life, McKinley conceptualized American power and security as functions of the country’s domestic economic well-being, not the size of its military.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
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Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
These official metrics and official ways of conceptualizing the problem absolutely impact the people experiencing it on a psychological level.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
Both professions must develop an endpoint (goals), a path to achieve those goals (treatment plan) and a way to conceptualize the client’s present state (diagnosis).
—Bill English, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
For most of his professional life, McKinley conceptualized American power and security as functions of the country’s domestic economic well-being, not the size of its military.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Conceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualize. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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