virtualize
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/verb
virtualize is a verb meaning “To run a program in virtual storage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-R-T-U-A-L-I-Z-E, and it appears about once in every 29 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does virtualize mean?
verb
- 1
To run a program in virtual storage.
- 2
To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
- 3
To make or conform to a virtual reality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce virtualize?
- /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/
- /ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-virtualize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of virtualize
- virtualizes present, singular, he/she/it
- virtualizing participle, present
- virtualized participle, past
- virtualise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is virtualize?
Virtualize appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Virtualize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense run a program in virtual storage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | virtualisieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does virtualize come from?
From virtual + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).