# visualize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvɪʒʊəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #20,540

## Definitions
1. To perceive (something) visually; to see.
2. To depict (something) in a way which can be seen.
3. To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
4. To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.
5. To perceive something visually.
6. To form a mental picture of something; to picture something in the mind.

## Etymology
From visual + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting the doing or making of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which it is attached).

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivsualize`, `visaulize`, `vissualize`, `visuailze`, `visualiez`, `visualizze`, `visuallize`, `visualzie`, `visulaize`, `viusalize`, `vsiualize`, `vvisualize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/visualize