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envisage

  • /ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ UK
  • /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ US

Where it comes from

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

verb envisages · envisaging · envisaged

  1. transitive 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.

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verb to conceive or see something within in one's mind

Españolvisualizar, concebir, prever, imaginar, imaginarse
Portuguêsimaginar, conjeturar
Françaisenvisager, prévoir
Deutschvorstellen
Ελληνικάοραματίζομαι oramatízomai, φαντάζομαι fantázomai
Русскийпредставля́ть predstavljátʹ, вообража́ть voobražátʹ, обду́мывать obdúmyvatʹ, размышля́ть razmyšljátʹ, рассма́тривать rassmátrivatʹ

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"envisage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/envisage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

envisage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/envisage

Chicago

"envisage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/envisage.

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@misc{envisage_2026,
  title = {envisage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/envisage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}