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vi·su·al·ize
(vĭzh′o͞o-ə-līz′)v. vi·su·al·ized, vi·su·al·iz·ing, vi·su·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To form a mental image of; envisage: tried to visualize the scene as it was described.
b. To engage in psychological visualization with regard to (pain or a body process, for example).
2.
a. To render visible, as in an image or representation: "Movies have always been keen to visualize the gorier details of ocular trauma" (Dennis Lim).
b. To produce an image or visual representation of (an internal body part or action, for example) by radiological or other technology.
v.intr.
To form a mental image.
vi′su·al·iz′er n.
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visualize
(ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz; -zjʊ-) orvisualise
vb
1. (Psychology) to form a mental image of (something incapable of being viewed or not at that moment visible)
2. (Medicine) med to view by means of an X-ray the outline of (a bodily organ, structure, or part)
ˈvisualˌizer, ˈvisualˌiser n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
vis•u•al•ize
(ˈvɪʒ u əˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i.
1. to recall or form mental images or pictures.
v.t. 2. to form a mental image of.
3. to make perceptible to the mind or imagination.
[1810–20]
vis′u•al•iz`a•ble, adj.
vis`u•al•i•za′tion, n.
vis′u•al•iz`er, vis′u•al•ist, n.
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visualize
Past participle: visualized
Gerund: visualizing
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Verb | 1. | visualize - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
2. | visualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques view, watch, take in, see, catch - see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" image - render visible, as by means of MRI | |
3. | visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" | |
4. | visualize - make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized" |
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visualize
verb picture, imagine, think about, envisage, contemplate, conceive of, see in the mind's eye, conjure up a mental picture of He could not visualize her as a child.
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visualize
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Translations
představit si
visualisere
kuvitella mielessään
vizualizirati
思い描く
시각화하다
visualisera
ทำให้จินตนาการเห็น
hình dung
visualize
[ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz] VT1. (= imagine) → imaginarse
he tried to visualize the scene → intentó imaginarse la escena
he could not visualize her as old → no podía hacerse una idea de ella or no podía imaginársela de mayor
she visualized him working at his desk → se lo imaginó trabajando en su mesa
try to visualize yourself sitting calmly on a plane → imagínate que vas tranquilamente sentado en un avión
he tried to visualize the scene → intentó imaginarse la escena
he could not visualize her as old → no podía hacerse una idea de ella or no podía imaginársela de mayor
she visualized him working at his desk → se lo imaginó trabajando en su mesa
try to visualize yourself sitting calmly on a plane → imagínate que vas tranquilamente sentado en un avión
2. (= call to mind) [+ person, sb's face] → recordar
he found it difficult to visualize her now → ahora le resultaba difícil recordarla
he found it difficult to visualize her now → ahora le resultaba difícil recordarla
3. (= foresee) → prever
we do not visualize any great change → no prevemos ningún cambio de importancia
that is not how we visualized it → eso no corresponde a lo que nosotros preveíamos
we do not visualize any great change → no prevemos ningún cambio de importancia
that is not how we visualized it → eso no corresponde a lo que nosotros preveíamos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
visualize
[ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz ˈvɪzjuəlaɪz] visualise (British) vt (= have a visual image of) [+ face, image] → visualiser
He found he could visualise her face quite clearly → Il s'aperçut qu'il pouvait visualiser son visage assez clairement.
to visualize how → visualiser comment
to visualize o.s. → se visualiser
He found he could visualise her face quite clearly → Il s'aperçut qu'il pouvait visualiser son visage assez clairement.
to visualize how → visualiser comment
to visualize o.s. → se visualiser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
visualize
vt
(= foresee) → erwarten; we do not visualize many changes → wir rechnen nicht mit großen Veränderungen; he visualizes some changes (= intends) → er hat einige Veränderungen im Auge; that’s not how I’d visualized things → so hatte ich mir das nicht vorgestellt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
visualize
[ˈvɪzjʊəˌlaɪz] vt (imagine) → immaginare, immaginarsi; (foresee) → prevedereto visualize sb doing sth → immaginare qn che fa qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
visualize
→ يَتَصَوَّرُ představit si visualisere vorstellen (sich) φτιάχνω νοητή εικόνα visualizar kuvitella mielessään visualiser vizualizirati visualizzare 思い描く 시각화하다 visualiseren visualisere wyobrazić sobie visualizar представлять visualisera ทำให้จินตนาการเห็น gözünde canlandırmak hình dung 形象化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
vis·u·al·ize
v. visualizar.
1. crear una imagen visual de algo;
2. hacer visible, tal como copiar la imagen de un órgano en una radiografía.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
visualize
vt visualizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.