visualize
verb
vi·su·al·ize
ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz 
ˈvi-zhə-ˌlīz,
ˈvizh-wə-ˌlīz
visualized; visualizing
: to make visible: such as
a
: to see or form a mental image of : envisage
trying to visualize the problem
b
: to make (an internal organ or part) visible by radiographic visualization
: to form a mental visual image
Synonyms
Examples of visualize in a Sentence
She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.
Before you swing, visualize yourself hitting the ball.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
With polls more or less showing a dead heat in the presidential race, some anxious voters are turning to the stock market to visualize who could win the race ahead of Election Day.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Oct. 2024
But higher-dimensional algebraic varieties are far more complicated and impossible to visualize.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Another crucial contributor was Edie Baskin, the head photographer for the show who helped the filmmakers visualize SNL's production night.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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visualize
verb
vi·su·al·ize
ˈvizh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz
ˈvizh-ə-ˌlīz
visualized; visualizing
: to make visible
especially
: to form a mental image of
Medical Definition
visualize
transitive verb
vi·su·al·ize
variants
also British visualise
visualized also British visualised; visualizing also British visualising
: to make visible: as
a
: to see or form a mental image of
b
: to make (an organ) visible by radiographic visualization
visualize the gallbladder
c
: to prepare (as an organism or tissue) for microscopic examination especially by staining
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