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to conceptualize

to conceptualize

12 6.9
To form an idea in your mind about something
  • verb
  • /kənˈsɛptʃuəˌlaɪz/
translation icon : conceptualizar
  • The architect can conceptualize a new design for the community center that meets everyone's needs.
  • a way of conceptualizing
  • conceptualize a problem
  • conceptualize the relationship

And they went through this process of conceptualizing these strange molecules.

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Examples

  • Particularly common to these critical thinkers will be their ability to conceptualize original solutions to complex problems.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The value of these exchanges in price risk protection is difficult to conceptualize and measure intuitively.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It's more like, how did they conceptualize things like charge and current?

  • And so to conceptualize this if we're at the top here.

  • The important thing is that person that is able to conceptualize that idea.

  • Did you help him conceptualize dealing with pain and fear?

  • So I can conceptualize it, but I struggle to conceptualize things that I cannot see or feel.

  • Here is how to conceptualize failure and the disappointment that goes along with it.

  • For instance, the model could be used to conceptualize turnover in a church congregation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Now there's a whole different way of conceptualizing and approaching the topic.

Synonyms

to imagine
vsto conceptualize
1.3

To form a picture in your mind of something not real

is less image-focused and covers creating abstract plans or concepts
to think of
vsto conceptualize
866 2.1

Invent a plan or idea in your mind

leans more widely to forming concepts, not only quick inventions
to envision
vsto conceptualize
164 4.1

To picture something in your mind, often a possible future

is broader, including single ideas and non-future imaginings
to visualize
vsto conceptualize
  • US
75 3.8

Form a clear picture of something in your mind

is not limited to visual images and includes conceptual plans
to conceive
vsto conceptualize
74 5.2

To form an idea or plan in your mind

is more general, not requiring clear development or detail
to formulate
vsto conceptualize
59 4.5

To create and describe an idea, plan, or theory clearly

focuses more on forming the idea itself than on clear expression
to think up
vsto conceptualize
48 3.2

To make up an idea, plan, or excuse

is broader, including imagining and also refining ideas
to brainstorm
vsto conceptualize
39 3.4

To quickly think of many ideas, often with other people

centers on single idea formation rather than rapid group generation
to theorize
vsto conceptualize
39 6.1

Form an idea to explain why something happens with little proof

is more general, not restricted to creating explanatory theories
to conceive of
vsto conceptualize
33 5.3

To imagine something as possible or real

focuses more on creating an original idea rather than imagining possibility
to envisage
vsto conceptualize
11 6.8

To form a picture in your mind of something not present

is more general, also covering idea creation without picturing details
to gestate
vsto conceptualize
  • Formal
3 7.5

To think about an idea for a long time until it becomes clear

is about forming ideas at any speed, not only long development
to ideate
vsto conceptualize
8.4

To think of new ideas

is broader, covering any way of forming an idea or plan
to create mentally
vsto conceptualize
6.7

To form an idea or picture in your mind

is similar but also covers practical planning and devising

Antonyms

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Developed

to invent
532 3.1
to develop
668 1.8
to design
481 2.8
to formulate
59 4.5
to conceptualize
12 6.9
to imagine
1.3
to think of
834 1.0

Surface Forms

conceptualize infinitive
conceptualized past participle
conceptualizing present participle
conceptualizes third person singular

Morphology

conceptualize = conceptual (transparent) = concept + ual + ize

Standard verb formation from the adjective 'conceptual' using the productive suffix '-ize'.

Etymology

The word conceptualize starts with concept, a word for an 'idea' or something 'formed in the mind', and ends with -ize, which means 'to make'. So to conceptualize is to 'make' or 'form' an idea in your mind, which is why we use it for imagining or planning something.