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visualize

VIH-zhoor-lyz
verb
1
To form a clear picture of something in your mind.
"Close your eyes and visualize yourself giving a confident speech."
"It helps to visualize the whole process before you start building."
2
To make something visible, especially using a technical method like scanning or imaging.
"The scan let doctors visualize the tumor before surgery."

How to Use Visualize

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo picture something mentally, or to make something visible using technology or data.

Common pairings
visualize success visualize the data hard to visualize

Word Forms

visualized past tense, visualizes singular

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Etymology

From visual + -ize, "to make or do the thing described by the adjective."

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