envisage
2 synonyms for envisage, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To picture or form an idea of something in one's mind; to imagine.
Synonyms
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ideate
Etymology
Taken from French envisager, from en ("in") and visage ("visage"); equivalent to en- + visage.
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