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
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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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Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Newsweek has visualized Stein's potential impact in maps and charts.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Favorites such as Triceratops and Stegosaurus populate the pages, visualized with photos of fossils at the Natural History Museum in London, where Barrett works, but readers will undoubtedly meet some unfamiliar species, too.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
It can be used in music production to manipulate virtual instruments or in interior design apps to visualize room layouts and color palettes.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
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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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