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
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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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 Mar. 2025
Spring is a magical time when the outdoors comes back to life, and a gardener like me can visualize all the work ahead for the year.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
The story includes helpful illustrations that visualize the scale of the problem.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Einstein famously compared gravity to a stretched fabric, allowing people to visualize space-time.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Visualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visualize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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