envisage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
    conceive of; ideate; imagine.
    • Can you conceive of him as the president?

WordNet

En*vis"age transitive verb
Etymology
F. envisager; pref. en- (L. in) + visage face, visage. See Visage.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Envisaged present participle & verbal noun Envisaging
Definitions
  1. To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. R. Keats.
    From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. McCosh.

Webster 1913