ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Visualize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈvɪʒʊəlaɪz/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Visualize is a verb meaning To perceive (something) visually; to see.

Meaning

To perceive (something) visually; to see.

More Meanings

  1. To depict (something) in a way which can be seen.
  2. To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
  3. To perceive something visually.
  4. To form a mental picture of something; to picture something in the mind.
  5. To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.

Example Sentences

to visualize data using a chart
In our own poetry we get from [Geoffrey] Chaucer the first instance of self-analysis and description, the first case of visualising self.
The humanitarian, frequently ignoring hard reality, visualises one cosmopolitan community where justice and social sympathy measured in terms of some one set of units reign supreme.
The black male model in the hoodie references the trope of the urban black menace so clearly visualized in the ghetto action films of the early 1990s as well as in contemporary music videos.

Word Forms

Synonyms for visualize

Depending on context, synonyms include fancy, project, see, figure, image, picture.

Antonyms for visualize

Common opposites include hide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include envision, see, figure, image, project, picture.

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