visualize
Form a picture in your mind
To make a picture in your mind of something you cannot see right now.
[someone] visualizes [something]
- I find it hard to visualize what the new office will look like from these drawings.
- Close your eyes and visualize the beach you visited last summer.
- The architect helped us visualize the design by describing every detail.
- When I read novels, I can clearly visualize the characters in my head.
- She tried to visualize the route before starting the long drive.
- Close your eyes and visualize a big, blue lake.
- I cannot visualize the house from your short description.
- He visualizes the story while he is reading.
- The teacher asked us to visualize a perfect day.
- It helps me to visualize new English words in my mind.
Show information as images
To show information as pictures, like charts or graphs, so it is easier to understand.
[someone] visualizes [data/information]
- This dashboard allows managers to visualize sales data in real time.
- We used a heat map to visualize where most users clicked on the page.
- The report visualizes complex statistics with simple, colorful graphs.
- Scientists often visualize their findings to communicate them more effectively.
- The app helps students visualize math problems using interactive diagrams.
- The chart helps me visualize the numbers.
- We visualized the survey results with a simple graph.
- This tool lets you visualize your monthly spending.
- The teacher visualized the grammar with a clear diagram.
- They visualize customer data on a big screen in the office.
Mentally picture a desired result
To clearly see in your mind something good you want to happen, to help yourself reach it.
[someone] visualizes [desired outcome]
- Before the match, the athletes were told to close their eyes and visualize success.
- She spends a few minutes each morning visualizing her goals for the day.
- The coach asked him to visualize making the perfect free throw.
- Many speakers visualize a calm, confident delivery to reduce stage fright.
- Therapists sometimes teach patients to visualize a safe place when they feel anxious.
- The player visualizes winning the game before it starts.
- My teacher told me to visualize myself speaking English with confidence.
- Every night he visualizes his dream job.
- I try to visualize a good result before an exam.
- She visualizes a happy life to stay motivated.
Make hidden structures visible on imaging
In medicine or science, to see inside the body or another object by using special machines or tools.
[someone] visualizes [structure] on [scan/device]
- The lesion was clearly visualized on the CT scan.
- Because of bowel gas, the appendix could not be visualized.
- Ultrasound allows doctors to visualize blood flow in real time.
- The coronary arteries were poorly visualized due to motion artifacts.
- These contrast agents help visualize small tumors that are otherwise invisible.
- The doctor visualized the baby with an ultrasound scan.
- On the X-ray, the bone was easy to visualize.
- Sometimes the organ is hard to visualize because the image is not clear.
- The test helps doctors visualize problems inside the body.
- A special camera is used to visualize the blood vessels.
- Base: visualize
- 3rd Person Singular: visualizes
- Present Participle: visualizing
- Past: visualized
visualize data
1Show data as charts or graphs
To show numbers or other information as pictures, like charts or graphs, so people can understand them more easily.
- We use this library to visualize data from our experiments.
- The website allows users to upload and visualize data in different chart types.
- Learning how to visualize data is an important skill for analysts.
visualize success
1Mentally picture achieving success
To see yourself winning or doing something very well in your mind, usually to help you really do it.
- Before the exam, take a minute to relax and visualize success.
- The coach told the team to visualize success instead of thinking about past failures.
- Many self-help books teach you to visualize success every morning.
visualize your goals
1Mentally picture your goals achieved
To make a clear picture in your mind of the things you want in life, as if they are already real, to help you reach them.
- Every night, she sits quietly and visualizes her goals for the next five years.
- Trainers often ask clients to write down and visualize their goals.
- If you regularly visualize your goals, you may feel more motivated to work on them.