Definition of ENVISAGE

envisage

Verb

Verb Forms: envisaged, envisaging, envisages

  • To contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or desirable future.
  • form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
  • To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

Examples

  • He could envisage a winning Scrabble move, if only he could draw that elusive blank tile.

Origin / Etymology

From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); see English visage.

Synonyms

conceive of, ideate, imagine

Scrabble Score: 12

envisage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
envisage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
envisage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

envisage: valid Words With Friends Word