verb
visualise
verb
1
British spelling of visualize, used outside Oxford-style spelling conventions.
"Try to visualise the finished room before you pick a paint colour."
How to Use Visualise
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSame word and meaning as visualize — just the common British spelling.
UK vs US
Both -ise and -ize spellings are accepted in British English; -ize is standard in American English.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
visualised past tense, visualises singular
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Etymology
From visual + the suffix -ise, the everyday British alternative to -ize.