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conceptualize Definition

con·cep·tu·al·ize (-īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to form a concept or idea of; conceive

conceptualize Related Forms

con·cep′·tu·ali·za·tion noun

conceptualize Synonyms

conceptualize

v.

form a concept of, develop a thought, visualize mentally; see imagine 1.

conceptualize Usage Examples

Object

  • idea: I don't think anyone can fully conceptualize the idea of one fully integrated world.
  • phenomenon: How do the leaders of social and institutional transformation conceptualize the phenomenon of leadership of this critical social process?
  • world: Enabling people to see new patterns requires that we change our success criteria and also the way we conceptualize the world.
  • change: Conceptualizing change The debates of the late twentieth century have left considerable uncertainty about the ways in which contemporary change should be conceptualized.
  • system: A particular preventative life-style constitutes, together with specific therapeutic measures, the behavioral norms of any conceptualized system of health care.
  • culture: The module is delivered in two overlapping sections: The first section contextualizes and conceptualizes physical culture, social change and the changing self.

Preposition: as

process: Translation of and between cultures is no longer the central concept, but culture itself is now being conceptualized as a process of translation.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Emma, of course, is not a particularly self-conscious character and does not conceptualize her dilemma in these terms.
  • metaphorically: For example, we metaphorically conceptualize numbers as points on a line.

Used with why or when

what: Or, maybe we need to do a better job conceptualizing what " things " are.

Present participle complement

accord: Are conceptualized according also become a the odd one.

Preposition: in

  • term: The former can be conceptualized in terms of sheer temporal sequences and causal dependencies, the latter cannot.
  • way: Moreover, it produces application prototypes dynamically from system requirements conceptualized in a declarative way.