ENVISAGE

imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage

(verb) form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; “Can you conceive of him as the president?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

envisage (third-person singular simple present envisages, present participle envisaging, simple past and past participle envisaged)

To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

Source: Wiktionary


En*vis"age (; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envisaged (; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. Envisaging.] Etym: [F. envisager; pref. en- (L. in) + visage face, visage. See Visage.]

Definition: To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. [R.] Keats. From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. McCosh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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