visualize

visualize
To picture in the mind or to perceive; commonly misused by ascribing to the technique the act of making visible.

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vi·su·al·ize also Brit vi·su·al·ise 'vizh-(ə-)wə-.līz, 'vizh-ə-.līz vt, -ized also Brit -ised; -iz·ing also Brit -is·ing to make visible: as
a) to see or form a mental image of
b) to make (an organ) visible by radiographic visualization <\visualize the gallbladder>
c) to prepare (as an organism or tissue) for microscopic examination esp. by staining

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vis·u·al·ize (vizhґoo-əl-īz) 1. to achieve a complete view of something. 2. to become visible.

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