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envisage

verb
/ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage.

  1. derived from envisager

Definitions

  1. To conceive or see something within one's mind

    To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

    • From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self.
    • Traffic at Dover Marine has developed far beyond anything envisaged when the station was built. The layout has become rather cramped, and prodigies of organisation are performed annually by all concerned to save complete saturation.
    • The prototype Liner train vehicles on show at Marylebone were not of the ultimate pattern either, for their wagon platform length is 42½ft, whereas 62½ft as envisaged as standard.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA