conceptualize

[ kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.

1. to form into a concept; make a concept of.

verb (used without object)

, con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing.

1. to form a concept; think in concepts.

conceptualize

/ kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• conˌceptualiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• con·cep·tu·al·i·za·tion [k, uh, n-sep-choo-, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, con·cep·tu·al·i·sa·tion noun
• con·cep·tu·al·iz·er especially British, con·cep·tu·al·is·er noun
• re·con·cep·tu·al·ize especially British, re·con·cep·tu·al·ise verb (used with object) reconceptualized reconceptualizing or (especially British) reconceptualised reconceptualising

Word History and Origins

Origin of conceptualize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; conceptual + -ize

Example Sentences

A better, more comprehensive way to explain the outcome is to conceptualize 2024 as the second pandemic election.

From Salon

The plan, at least how it was conceptualized, was for the Lakers to come to Phoenix on Thursday night and go through an exercise that mimicked a regular-season game.

From Los Angeles Times

Ever since scientists proposed the first theories on the biological foundations of emotion, this is how they’ve conceptualized mixed emotions.

From Salon

One website listed the 67-year-old as a “technologist and entrepreneurial inventor” who has been “conceptualizing, researching, developing and licensing new products and technologies for 20+ years.”

From Los Angeles Times

But how do we conceptualize them outside of this mold?

From Salon