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conceptualize

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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.
con·ceptu·al·i·zation (-spch--l-zshn) n.
con·ceptu·al·izer n.
conceptualize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to form a concept or idea of
conceptualization
-isation n
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Verb1.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"


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