verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪʒʊəlaɪz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪʒəlaɪz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪzjʊlaɪz/
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General-American:/ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
General-American:/ˈvɪʒəwəˌlaɪz/
General-American:/ˈvɪʒəˌlaɪz/
General-American:/ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz/
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CMU ARPABET:V IH1 ZH W AH0 L AY2 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To perceive (something) visually; to see.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To depict (something) in a way which can be seen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to visualize data using a chart
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hide
Narrower terms: image
5
verb
Meaning 5
To perceive something visually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To form a mental picture of something; to picture something in the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
make visible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: visualise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
8
verb
Meaning 8
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
From visual + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting the doing or making of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which it is attached).
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
visualisoida
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Finnish:
havainnollistaa
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Polish:
uzmysławiać
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Polish:
uzmysłowić
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Serbo-Croatian:
vizualizirati
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Serbo-Croatian:
predočiti
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Swedish:
framställa
— to depict (something) in a way which can be seen
Armenian:
ըմբռնել
(əmbṙnel)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Armenian:
պատկերացնել
(patkeracʻnel)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Catalan:
visualitzar
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Chinese Mandarin:
遙想 /遥想
(yáoxiǎng)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Danish:
visualisere
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Danish:
anskueliggøre
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Dutch:
visualiseren
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Finnish:
kuvitella
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
French:
visualiser
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
German:
veranschaulichen
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Irish:
samhlaigh
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Italian:
visualizzare
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Japanese:
思い描く
(omoiegaku)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Japanese:
視覚化する
(shukakuka suru)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Khmer:
ស្រមៃ
(srɑɑmay)
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Maltese:
vviżwalizza
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Norwegian Bokmål:
anskueliggjøre
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Norwegian Bokmål:
synliggjøre
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Polish:
wizualizować
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Portuguese:
visualizar
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Romanian:
vizualiza
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Romanian:
întrevedea
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Romanian:
preconiza
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Serbo-Croatian:
vizualizirati
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Serbo-Croatian:
predočiti
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Slovak:
vizualizovať
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Spanish:
visualizar
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Swedish:
visualisera
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Swedish:
åskådliggöra
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Turkish:
tasavvur etmek
— (''transitive'') to form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; (''intransitive'') to form a mental picture of something
Bulgarian:
визуализи́рам
(vizualizíram)
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Catalan:
visualitzar
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Danish:
visualisere
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Danish:
synliggøre
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Dutch:
visualiseren
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Finnish:
visualisoida
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Finnish:
tehdä näkyväksi
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Italian:
visualizzare
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Japanese:
現す
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Japanese:
表す
(arawasu)
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Japanese:
可視化する
(kashika suru)
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Maltese:
vviżwalizza
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Polish:
unaoczniać
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Polish:
unaocznić
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Polish:
uwidaczniać
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Polish:
uwidocznić
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Serbo-Croatian:
vizualizirati
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Spanish:
visualizar
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Swedish:
synliggöra
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Ukrainian:
візуалізува́ти
(vizualizuváty)
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques
Venetan:
visuałixar
— to make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods or other techniques