conceptualize
gb/kənsˈɛpt͡ʃuəlˌaɪz/ us/kənsˈɛpt͡ʃuəlˌaɪz/
C1
English
elképzel, felfog, kitalál, koncepciót kidolgoz, értelmez
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
conceptualize [something]
The diagram helps students conceptualize the flow of energy through the system.
Az ábra segít a diákoknak elképzelni az energia áramlását a rendszerben.
It is difficult to conceptualize the scale of the universe.
Nehéz felfogni a világegyetem léptékét.
She had trouble conceptualizing how the new policy would affect daily life.
Learner examples
The picture helped me conceptualize the idea.
A kép segített elképzelni az ötletet.
Large numbers can be hard to conceptualize.
A nagy számokat nehéz lehet felfogni.
Common mistake:
Do not use it for ordinary visual imagination when a simpler word like imagine or picture is more natural.
Meaning
form a mental idea
Collocations
conceptualize a problem
|conceptualize an idea
|conceptualize a process
|conceptualize a relationship
|conceptualize a phenomenon
|hard to conceptualize
|difficult to conceptualize
|help someone conceptualize something
Synonyms
conceive (similar but often slightly more formal or philosophical)
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imagine (more common and often more visual or personal)
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grasp (emphasizes understanding rather than forming the idea)
Antonyms
misconceive (to form an incorrect idea of something)
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fail to grasp (to be unable to understand the idea)
Themes
thinking
|learning
|communication
Definition
to understand or imagine something as an idea in your mind
To form an idea or mental picture of something, especially something abstract, complex, or not directly experienced.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
2
kitalál
A2
Usage pattern:
conceptualize [a product/project/design/campaign]
The team conceptualized a mobile app that would connect local volunteers with charities.
A csapat kitalált egy mobilalkalmazást, amely összekötné a helyi önkénteseket a jótékonysági szervezetekkel.
She conceptualized the exhibition as a journey through the city’s history.
A kiállítás koncepcióját a város történelmén át vezető utazásként dolgozta ki.
The agency was hired to conceptualize and launch a new advertising campaign.
Learner examples
They conceptualized a new website for the school.
Kitaláltak egy új weboldalt az iskola számára.
First we conceptualize the project, then we build it.
Először kidolgozzuk a projekt koncepcióját, aztán megvalósítjuk.
Common mistake:
Conceptualize usually refers to the idea stage, not the full act of producing or building something.
Meaning
develop a basic concept
Collocations
conceptualize a product
|conceptualize a project
|conceptualize a campaign
|conceptualize a design
|conceptualize a strategy
|conceptualize a new approach
|conceptualize and develop
Synonyms
devise (emphasizes inventing a plan or method)
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design (can include both the idea and detailed practical planning)
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formulate (emphasizes expressing or developing something systematically)
Antonyms
implement (refers to carrying out an idea rather than creating it)
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execute (emphasizes doing or completing a plan rather than imagining it)
Themes
business
|design
|creativity
|planning
Definition
to think up and shape the main idea for a project, product, or design
To create or develop the basic idea, plan, or design for something before it is fully made or carried out.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
3
Usage pattern:
conceptualize [something] as [something]; conceptualize [something] in terms of [something]
The article conceptualizes poverty as a multidimensional problem, not only a lack of income.
A cikk a szegénységet többdimenziós problémaként értelmezi, nem pusztán jövedelemhiányként.
Many researchers conceptualize trust in terms of reliability and honesty.
Sok kutató a bizalmat a megbízhatóság és az őszinteség fogalmai mentén értelmezi.
The course encourages students to conceptualize culture as a dynamic process.
Learner examples
The writer conceptualizes success as personal growth.
Az író a sikert személyes fejlődésként értelmezi.
The theory conceptualizes language as social action.
Az elmélet a nyelvet társadalmi cselekvésként értelmezi.
Common mistake:
In academic writing, conceptualize as is common; do not write conceptualize like when you mean conceptualize as.
Meaning
frame in a particular way
Collocations
conceptualize something as
|conceptualize something in terms of
|conceptualize identity
|conceptualize power
|conceptualize risk
|conceptualize learning
|conceptualize social change
|the study conceptualizes
Synonyms
frame (more common and emphasizes the angle or perspective used)
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interpret (emphasizes explaining meaning rather than building a theory)
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define (emphasizes setting boundaries or meanings clearly)
Antonyms
reframe (to conceptualize something again in a different way)
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decontextualize (to remove something from the framework or context that gives it meaning)
Themes
academia
|research
|analysis
|theory
Definition
to explain or think about something in a particular theoretical way
To define, interpret, or explain something within a particular framework, category, or theory.
Grammar
Dictionary form
conceptualize
IPA
GB/kənsˈɛpt͡ʃuəlˌaɪz/
US/kənsˈɛpt͡ʃuəlˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
con - cep - tu - al - ize (5 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cep)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: conceptualize
- 3rd Person Singular: conceptualizes
- Present Participle: conceptualizing
- Past: conceptualized
Expressions
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