envisage

verb

en·vis·age in-ˈvi-zij How to pronounce envisage (audio)

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envisaged; envisaging

transitive verb

: to view or regard in a certain way

envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime

: to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization

envisages an entirely new system of education

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Envisage has been part of the English language since the 17th century. It was sometimes used with the sense of "to meet squarely" or "to confront" (visage means "face" so the word suggests face-to-face encounters); however, that sense is now archaic and the word is primarily used in senses that involve having a particular conception or mental picture of something (visage also means "appearance" or "aspect"). In the early 20th century, some usage commentators began deriding envisage for reasons not entirely clear, declaring it "undesirable." Today, time and usage have won out, and envisage is widely used and accepted, though it is slightly formal in tone. Its near twin envision ("to picture to oneself"), which has been with us since the 19th century, is interchangeable with envisage in many contexts and is slightly less formal.

Example Sentences

I envisage a day when proper health care will be available to everyone. I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard.

Recent Examples on the Web To envisage, too, a future that will thrillingly marry the old and new.

Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022 Leaders across all industries were faced with a new reality, requiring them to determine how, in an already competitive market for talent, companies would envisage their future path while retaining their existing workforce.

Andrew Dawson, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Until this time, they are surrounded by sky And can, as yet, envisage no way out.

Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The idea that California might one day ballot-initiative its way out of its ballot-initiative fetish is a fascinating one, but hard to envisage.

Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2021 In between those two extremes, many organizations envisage hybrid modes of working where face-to-face and digital working can blend seamlessly.

Imperial Business Insights, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 But a new wave of mycoprotein companies envisage a future far beyond turkey dinosaurs.

Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Aug. 2021 All told, the IMF offers numerous recommendations that envisage a world in which taxing authorities incrementally push the needle toward larger reforms.

Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 10 June 2021 The resolution should also envisage a broader mediation framework that starts with the acknowledgment that this has never been a war just between two sides.

Jamal Benomar, CNN, 5 May 2021 See More

单词	envisaged
释义	envisage verb en·vis·age in-ˈvi-zij en- envisaged; envisaging transitive verb 1 : to view or regard in a certain way envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime 2 : to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization envisages an entirely new system of education Did you know? Envisage has been part of the English language since the 17th century. It was sometimes used with the sense of "to meet squarely" or "to confront" (visage means "face" so the word suggests face-to-face encounters); however, that sense is now archaic and the word is primarily used in senses that involve having a particular conception or mental picture of something (visage also means "appearance" or "aspect"). In the early 20th century, some usage commentators began deriding envisage for reasons not entirely clear, declaring it "undesirable." Today, time and usage have won out, and envisage is widely used and accepted, though it is slightly formal in tone. Its near twin envision ("to picture to oneself"), which has been with us since the 19th century, is interchangeable with envisage in many contexts and is slightly less formal. Synonyms conceit [chiefly dialect] conceive conjure (up) dream envision fancy fantasize fantasy feature ideate image imagine picture see vision visualize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I envisage a day when proper health care will be available to everyone. I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard. Recent Examples on the Web To envisage, too, a future that will thrillingly marry the old and new. Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022 Leaders across all industries were faced with a new reality, requiring them to determine how, in an already competitive market for talent, companies would envisage their future path while retaining their existing workforce. Andrew Dawson, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Until this time, they are surrounded by sky And can, as yet, envisage no way out. Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The idea that California might one day ballot-initiative its way out of its ballot-initiative fetish is a fascinating one, but hard to envisage. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2021 In between those two extremes, many organizations envisage hybrid modes of working where face-to-face and digital working can blend seamlessly. Imperial Business Insights, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 But a new wave of mycoprotein companies envisage a future far beyond turkey dinosaurs. Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Aug. 2021 All told, the IMF offers numerous recommendations that envisage a world in which taxing authorities incrementally push the needle toward larger reforms. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 10 June 2021 The resolution should also envisage a broader mediation framework that starts with the acknowledgment that this has never been a war just between two sides. Jamal Benomar, CNN, 5 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology French envisager, from en- + visage face First Known Use 1660, in the meaning defined at sense 2 envisaged 1 of 2 adjective as in envisioned Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance envisioned conceived visualized pictured unlikely unbelievable unconvincing hypothetical illusory concocted theoretical abstract imagined hallucinatory delusive fabricated phantasmagoric deceptive delusional fictive phantasmagorical theoretic daydreamlike invented feigned fabled legendary romantic ideal chimerical fantasied imaginary fictitious nonexistent fictional pretend notional phantom fanciful visionary mythical unreal inexistent chimeric phantasmal imaginal fantastical made-up make-believe phantasmic mythic fabulous fantastic Antonyms & Near Antonyms actual real existing true existent genuine realistic convincing authentic substantial believable physical verifiable factual solid tangible verified material corporeal palpable See More envisaged 2 of 2 verb past tense of envisage as in imagined to form a mental picture of I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard Synonyms & Similar Words imagined envisioned saw pictured dreamed conceived visualized visioned contemplated fancied featured fantasized fantasied dreamt planned imaged ideated conceited recreated reflected daydreamed pondered conjured (up) mused invented foresaw projected concocted hallucinated relived reminisced prefigured manufactured ruminated meditated made up re-created fabricated stargazed
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