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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To help people conceptualize it during the press conference, Aart Heijboer, a physicist at the Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics in the Netherlands and a co-author of the new research, offered the image of a Ping-Pong ball dropping about one meter in Earth’s gravity.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
In order to secure the bid, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council spent three years conceptualizing a science and technology park to meet the needs of the company.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
It is conceptualized as a radio broadcast by the fictional KNTRY Radio Texas, with country superstars Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell acting as disc jockeys.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s a general sense of Chinese national pride for a culture that has long been conceptualized as villainous as a result of government action.
—Steffi Cao, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
In order to secure the bid, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council spent three years conceptualizing a science and technology park to meet the needs of the company.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
It is conceptualized as a radio broadcast by the fictional KNTRY Radio Texas, with country superstars Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell acting as disc jockeys.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s a general sense of Chinese national pride for a culture that has long been conceptualized as villainous as a result of government action.
—Steffi Cao, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Conceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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