VISUALIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does visualize mean? 

• VISUALIZE (verb)
  The verb VISUALIZE has 4 senses:

1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

2. view the outline of by means of an X-ray

3. form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract

4. make visible

  Familiarity information: VISUALIZE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VISUALIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they visualize    ... he / she / it visualizes   
Past simple: visualized   
Past participle: visualized   
-ing form: visualizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

envision; fancy; figure; image; picture; project; see; visualise; visualize

Context example:

I can see a risk in this strategy

Hypernyms (to "visualize" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Verb group:

realise; realize; see; understand (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally)

visualise; visualize (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

Did he visualize his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

visualization (a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)

visualizer (one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual)

Sense 2

Meaning:

View the outline of by means of an X-ray

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

visualise; visualize

Context example:

The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver

Hypernyms (to "visualize" is one way to...):

catch; see; take in; view; watch (see or watch)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visualize"):

image (render visible, as by means of MRI)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

visualise; visualize

Context example:

Mathematicians often visualize

Hypernyms (to "visualize" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Verb group:

envision; fancy; figure; image; picture; project; see; visualise; visualize (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make visible

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

visualise; visualize

Context example:

With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized

Hypernyms (to "visualize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

 Context examples 

Upon PET imaging, the cancer cells expressing VPAC1 can be visualized and may allow for early detection.

(Copper Cu 64 TP3805, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon PET imaging, tumor blood flow can be visualized and the efficacy of antineoplastic and anti-angiogenic chemotherapeutics can be assessed.

(Copper Cu 62 Ethylglyoxal Bis(thiosemicarbazone), NCI Thesaurus)

During PET, alphaVbeta3-expressing tumor cells can be visualized and the degree of tumor angiogenesis can be determined.

(Fluorine F 18 RGD-K5, NCI Thesaurus)

During PET imaging, alphaVbeta3-expressing tumor cells can be visualized and the degree of tumor angiogenesis can be determined.

(Fluorine F 18 Galacto-RGD Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon PET imaging, alphaVbeta3 integrin-expressing tumor cells can be visualized and expression levels can be quantified.

(Gallium Ga 68-labeled BNOTA-PRGD2, NCI Thesaurus)

Consequently, cancer cells can be visualized and can be distinguished from normal, healthy cells.

(Oral Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, because this agent is excreted in the bile, it may be used to visualize the biliary system using MRI.

(Gadoxetate Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Following exposure to this agent, EGFR expression status can be determined and EGFR overexpressing tumor cells can be visualized using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

(Carbon C 11 Erlotinib Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Evaluating the safety provisions in a device used for medical imaging, i.e., if the device can cause injury to individuals during imaging process (visualizing the structure and function of the body).

(Device Radiologic Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Base mutations will often result in altered conformations, with altered mobilities, which can be visualized following separation in non-denaturing gels.

(Conformation Dependent Mutation Detection, NCI Thesaurus/OSP)