Definitions

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  • verb transitive To envisage, or form a mental picture (of something).
  • verb transitive To make (something) visible.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  • verb view the outline of by means of an X-ray
  • verb form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
  • verb make visible

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Examples

  • Knox was was asked to "visualise" what might have happened and was "prompted", he said.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Here are a couple of our early concept drawing that we discussed to "visualise" the draw and the racing that was taking place.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • Here are a couple of our early concept drawing that we discussed to "visualise" the draw and the racing that was taking place.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • Here are a couple of our early concept drawing that we discussed to "visualise" the draw and the racing that was taking place.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • "visualise" the forthcoming position and evaluate it due to some well-known considerations

    The Chess Mind 2009

  • In the 6 following weeks, not “nice” but “long” (this is precisely how they will feel for me) I'm sure I will often visualise your Hummingbird Hawk-Moth hovering in front of these beautiful “geranium lierre” (ivy geranium) ...

    le mot juste - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I can visualise the frentic "twist" of the "yéyé" 60s in France, when your belle-mère used to dance and dance “avec vigueur et enthousiasme”.

    troisième age - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Not sure I can visualise the little carts – but the multitude of vibrant flowers described with intense joy opened a triumphal way to the vision of that extraordinary gypsy lady whose beauty and style impressed you so much.

    gens du voyage - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I really just put it there so I can visualise it, and give a rough idea of what I think would be good.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Making the Sell: A Few Tips on Submitting a Comic Book Script 2009

  • So whereas most people use Google Earth to visualise a drive along their high street, professionals can use imagery from land, air and space not only to visualise our urban infrastructure but to sense vegetation, moisture and heat loss.

    David Parker's innovation: geomatics Lucy Siegle 2010

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