visualize

Universal Words (BrE also visualise) verb ~ sth (as sth) to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind SYNIMAGINE: [VN] Try to visualize him as an old man. * [Vwh-] I can't visualize what this room looked like before it was decorated. * [VN-ing] It can help to visualize yourself making your speech clearly and confidently. * [V-ing] She couldn't visualize climbing the mountain. visualization, visualisation noun [U,C]