conceptualize (redirected from conceptualising)

con·cep·tu·al·ize  (kn-spch--lz)

v. con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing, con·cep·tu·al·iz·es

v.tr.

To form a concept or concepts of, and especially to interpret in a conceptual way: "Efforts to conceptualize the history and structure of the universe were already running into trouble because . . . the universe was not as uniform as had been assumed" John Noble Wilford.

v.intr.

To form concepts.

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con·ceptu·al·i·zation (-spch--l-zshn) n.

con·ceptu·al·izer n.

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conceptualize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to form a concept or idea of

conceptualization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

conceptualize - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" conceive, conceptualise, gestate create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands design - conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day" preconceive - conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"