envisage

[ en-viz-ij ]

verb (used with object)

, en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing.

1. to contemplate; visualize:

   He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.

   Synonyms: envision, conceive, imagine, picture

2. Archaic. to look in the face of; face.

envisage

/ ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ /

verb

1. to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate
2. to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee
3. archaic.
   to look in the face of; confront

Usage

It was formerly considered incorrect to use a clause after envisage as in it is envisaged that the new centre will cost £40 million , but this use is now acceptable

Derived Forms

• enˈvisagement, noun

Other Words From

• en·visage·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of envisage¹

From the French word envisager, dating back to 1810–20. See en- ¹, visage

Word History and Origins

Origin of envisage¹

C19: from French envisager, from en- ¹+ visage face, visage

Example Sentences

Ms Pritchard told the inquiry the programme had still been “useful”, as the sites had been envisaged as “military field hospitals” at the time.

From BBC

He wants two players for every position as a bare minimum and, with that now in place, he does not envisage signing more than two or three each transfer window.

From BBC

Not because she has any real evidence, but because she cannot envisage millions of people planning to vote for Trump.

From BBC

Nick Mackenzie, the boss of pub chain Greene King, told the BBC's Today programme the rise in the minimum wage was "slightly higher than we were envisaging".

From BBC

“If I were to make a prediction, I would envisage a growing fraction of the Peninsula’s landscape becoming dominated by a mosaic ecosystem of mosses, lichens, liverworts and fungi,” Roland said.

From Salon