Conceptualize

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept. transitive

    "Medicine today conceptualizes the heart as a machine."

  2. 2
    have the idea for wordnet
  3. 3
    To conceive the idea for something. transitive

    "EconBiz was established as part of the Virtuelle Fachbibliotheken, a network of subject-related online portals conceptualized in the late 1990s and funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)."

Synonyms

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appreciateapprehendbe acquainted withbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant of

Example

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"The best way to conceptualize looting is as similar to pollution, a byproduct of the economics of the antiquities trade."

Etymology

From conceptual + -ize.

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