Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb visualize

4 senses of visualize

Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image -- (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")
       => imagine, conceive of, ideate, 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?")

Sense 2
visualize, visualise -- (view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver")
       => watch, view, see, catch, take in -- (see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie")

Sense 3
visualize, visualise -- (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize")
       => imagine, conceive of, ideate, 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?")

Sense 4
visualize, visualise -- (make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")