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visualize

vi·sua·lize

UK/ˈvɪʒʊəlaɪz/ US/ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind

  • “I can”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

view the outline of by means of an X-ray

  • “The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver”
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3.

for a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract

  • “Mathematicians often visualize”
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4.

make visible

  • “With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized”
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Origin

From visual + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting the doing or making of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which it is attached).

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