conceptualize

[ kuh n-sep-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ kənˈsɛp tʃu əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.

to form into a concept; make a concept of.

verb (used without object), con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.

to form a concept; think in concepts.
Also especially British, con·cep·tu·al·ise.

Origin of conceptualize

First recorded in 1875–80; conceptual + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM conceptualize

con·cep·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun con·cep·tu·al·iz·er, noun re·con·cep·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun re·con·cep·tu·al·ize, verb (used with object), re·con·cep·tu·al·ized, re·con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.

Words nearby conceptualize

conceptor, conceptual, conceptual art, conceptual realism, conceptualism, conceptualize, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning, concernment

Example sentences from the Web for conceptualise

  • The IMF is too restricted in both its ability to operate and in its ability to conceptualise and to innovate.

    After the Rain |Sam Vaknin

  • The IMF is too restricted both in its ability to operate and in its ability to conceptualise and to innovate.

    After the Rain |Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for conceptualise

conceptualize

conceptualise

/ (kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to form (a concept or concepts) out of observations, experience, data, etc

Derived forms of conceptualize

conceptualization or conceptualisation, noun