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visualize
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vi·su·al·ize  (vzh--lz)
v. vi·su·al·ized, vi·su·al·iz·ing, vi·su·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To form a mental image of; envisage: tried to visualize the scene as it was described.
2. To make visible.
v.intr.
To form a mental image.

visu·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.

visualize, visualise [ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz -zjʊ-]
vb
1. (Psychology) to form a mental image of (something incapable of being viewed or not at that moment visible)
2. (Medicine) Med to view by means of an X-ray the outline of (a bodily organ, structure, or part)
visualizer , visualiser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.visualizevisualize - 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"
realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"
conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
2.visualizevisualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
view, watch, take in, see, catch - see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
image - render visible, as by means of MRI
3.visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"
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"
conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
4.visualizevisualize - make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

visualize
verb picture, imagine, think about, envisage, contemplate, conceive of, see in the mind's eye, conjure up a mental picture of He could not visualize her as a child.
Translations
visualize [ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz] VT
1. (= imagine) → imaginarse
he tried to visualize the sceneintentó imaginarse la escena
he could not visualize her as oldno podía hacerse una idea de ella or no podía imaginársela de mayor
she visualized him working at his deskse lo imaginó trabajando en su mesa
try to visualize yourself sitting calmly on a planeimagínate que vas tranquilamente sentado en un avión
2. (= call to mind) [+ person, sb's face] → recordar
he found it difficult to visualize her nowahora le resultaba difícil recordarla
3. (= foresee) → prever
we do not visualize any great changeno prevemos ningún cambio de importancia
that is not how we visualized iteso no corresponde a lo que nosotros preveíamos

visualize [ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz ˈvɪzjuəlaɪz] visualise (British) vt
(= have a visual image of) [+ face, image] → visualiser
He found he could visualise her face quite clearly → Il s'aperçut qu'il pouvait visualiser son visage assez clairement.
to visualize how → visualiser comment
to visualize o.s. → se visualiser
(= imagine) → s'imaginer
I find it hard to visualize life in the next century → J'ai du mal à m'imaginer la vie dans cent ans.
He could not visualize her as old → Il ne pouvait se l'imaginer vieille.

visualize
vt
(= see in mind)sich (dat)vorstellen
(= foresee)erwarten; we do not visualize many changeswir rechnen nicht mit großen Veränderungen; he visualizes some changes (= intends)er hat einige Veränderungen im Auge; that’s not how I’d visualized thingsso hatte ich mir das nicht vorgestellt

visualize [ˈvɪzjʊəˌlaɪz] vt (imagine) → immaginare, immaginarsi; (foresee) → prevedere
to visualize sb doing sth → immaginare qn che fa qc
visualize [ˈvɪzjʊəˌlaɪz] vt (imagine) → immaginare, immaginarsi; (foresee) → prevedere
to visualize sb doing sth → immaginare qn che fa qc

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