envisage

Definition of Envisage in English :

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Example Sentences:
'Can you conceive of him as the president?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Envisage

verb (transitive)

1.

to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate

2.

to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee

3. archaic

to look in the face of; confront

verb transitiveWord forms: enˈvisaged or enˈvisaging

1. Rare

to face; confront

2.

to form an image of in the mind; visualize; imagine

tr.v. en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing, en·vis·ag·es

1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility: envisaged a world at peace.

2. To consider or regard in a certain way.