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envisage
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en·vis·age  (n-vzj)
tr.v. en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing, en·vis·ag·es
1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility: envisaged a world at peace.
2. To consider or regard in a certain way.

[French envisager : Old French en-, in; see en-1 + Old French visage, face; see visage.]

envisage or US envision
Verb
[-aging, -aged] or -ioning, -ioned to believe to be possible or likely in the future: the commission envisages a mix of government and private funding [French en- in + visage face]
USAGE: It was formerly considered incorrect to use a clause after envisage as in it is envisaged that the new centre will cost £40 million, but this use is now acceptable.
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Verb1.envisage - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
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"
visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"
envision, foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
fantasise, fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"
prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
think - imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
fantasise, fantasize, fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
daydream, dream, woolgather, stargaze - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

envisage
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Spanish envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt (= foresee) → prever (= imagine); concebir
French envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt (= imagine) → envisager (= foresee); prévoir
German envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vtsich dat vorstellen;
I envisage that ... → ich stelle mir vor, dass ...

Italian envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vtimmaginare; prevedere

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