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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-) or

visualise

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
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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

Imperative
visualize
visualize
Present
I visualize
you visualize
he/she/it visualizes
we visualize
you visualize
they visualize
Preterite
I visualized
you visualized
he/she/it visualized
we visualized
you visualized
they visualized
Present Continuous
I am visualizing
you are visualizing
he/she/it is visualizing
we are visualizing
you are visualizing
they are visualizing
Present Perfect
I have visualized
you have visualized
he/she/it has visualized
we have visualized
you have visualized
they have visualized
Past Continuous
I was visualizing
you were visualizing
he/she/it was visualizing
we were visualizing
you were visualizing
they were visualizing
Past Perfect
I had visualized
you had visualized
he/she/it had visualized
we had visualized
you had visualized
they had visualized
Future
I will visualize
you will visualize
he/she/it will visualize
we will visualize
you will visualize
they will visualize
Future Perfect
I will have visualized
you will have visualized
he/she/it will have visualized
we will have visualized
you will have visualized
they will have visualized
Future Continuous
I will be visualizing
you will be visualizing
he/she/it will be visualizing
we will be visualizing
you will be visualizing
they will be visualizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been visualizing
you have been visualizing
he/she/it has been visualizing
we have been visualizing
you have been visualizing
they have been visualizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been visualizing
you will have been visualizing
he/she/it will have been visualizing
we will have been visualizing
you will have been visualizing
they will have been visualizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been visualizing
you had been visualizing
he/she/it had been visualizing
we had been visualizing
you had been visualizing
they had been visualizing
Conditional
I would visualize
you would visualize
he/she/it would visualize
we would visualize
you would visualize
they would visualize
Past Conditional
I would have visualized
you would have visualized
he/she/it would have visualized
we would have visualized
you would have visualized
they would have visualized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.visualize - imaginevisualize - 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-rayvisualize - 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 visiblevisualize - make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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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

verb
To form mental images of:
Informal: feature.
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Translations
představit si
visualisere
kuvitella mielessään
vizualizirati
思い描く
시각화하다
visualisera
ทำให้จินตนาการเห็น
hình dung

visualize

[ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz] VT
1. (= imagine) → imaginarse
he tried to visualize the sceneintentó imaginarse la escena
he could not visualize her as oldno podía hacerse una idea de ella or no podía imaginársela de mayor
she visualized him working at his deskse lo imaginó trabajando en su mesa
try to visualize yourself sitting calmly on a planeimagínate que vas tranquilamente sentado en un avión
2. (= call to mind) [+ person, sb's face] → recordar
he found it difficult to visualize her nowahora le resultaba difícil recordarla
3. (= foresee) → prever
we do not visualize any great changeno prevemos ningún cambio de importancia
that is not how we visualized iteso 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
(= imagine) → s'imaginer
I find it hard to visualize life in the next century → J'ai du mal à m'imaginer la vie dans cent ans.
He could not visualize her as old → Il ne pouvait se l'imaginer vieille.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

visualize

vt
(= see in mind)sich (dat)vorstellen
(= foresee)erwarten; we do not visualize many changeswir rechnen nicht mit großen Veränderungen; he visualizes some changes (= intends)er hat einige Veränderungen im Auge; that’s not how I’d visualized thingsso 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) → prevedere
to 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
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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 visualizar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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