verb
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 notesIn 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."