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en·vis·age E0168400 (ĕn-vĭz′ĭj)tr.v. en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing, en·vis·ag·es 1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility: envisaged a world at peace.2. To consider or regard in a certain way.
[French envisager : Old French en-, in; see en-1 + Old French visage, face; see visage.]envisage (ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ) vb (tr) 1. to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate2. to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee3. archaic to look in the face of; confront[C19: from French envisager, from en-1 + visage face, visage] enˈvisagement nUsage: It was formerly considered incorrect to use a clause after envisage as in it is envisaged that the new centre will cost £40 million, but this use is now acceptableen•vis•age (ɛnˈvɪz ɪdʒ)
v.t. -aged, -ag•ing. 1. to contemplate; visualize; envision: to envisage an era of great scientific discoveries. 2. Archaic. to look in the face of; face. [1810–20; < French envisager. See en-1, visage] envisage
Past participle: envisaged
Gerund: envisaging
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Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | envisage - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"conceive of, ideate, imaginecreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handsenvision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"envision, foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"fantasise, fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"think - imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"fantasise, fantasize, fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"daydream, dream, woolgather, stargaze - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy |
envisageverb1. imagine, contemplate, conceive (of), visualize, picture, fancy, think up, conceptualize I can't envisage being married to someone like him.2. foresee, see, expect, predict, anticipate, envision Scientists envisage a major breakthrough in the next few years.envisageverbTo form mental images of:conceive, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize.Informal: feature.Translationsenvisage (inˈvizidʒ) verb to picture in one's mind and consider. This was the plan that we envisaged for the future. 設想，想像 设想，想象 envisageenUK
envisage (someone or something) as (something)To picture or visualize someone or something as something. I think you're envisaging your crush as more perfect than she really is. Try to envisage the office as a nursery.See also: envisageenvisage someone or something as someone or somethingto imagine or visualize someone or something as someone or something. I envisaged you as a more graceful person than you are. We envisaged the living room as sort of a gathering place for the entire family.See also: envisageenvisageenUK
Synonyms for envisageverb imagineSynonyms- imagine
- contemplate
- conceive (of)
- visualize
- picture
- fancy
- think up
- conceptualize
verb foreseeSynonyms- foresee
- see
- expect
- predict
- anticipate
- envision
Synonyms for envisageverb to form mental images ofSynonyms- conceive
- envision
- fancy
- fantasize
- image
- imagine
- picture
- see
- think
- vision
- visualize
- feature
Synonyms for envisageverb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the caseSynonymsRelated Words- create by mental act
- create mentally
- envision
- fancy
- picture
- visualize
- image
- visualise
- figure
- see
- project
- foresee
- fantasise
- fantasize
- prefigure
- think
- fantasy
- daydream
- dream
- woolgather
- stargaze
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