Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.

  2. (transitive)To conceive the idea for something.

    have the idea for

Examples

2 sentences

  1. This is hard to conceptualize.

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  2. The best way to conceptualize looting is as similar to pollution, a byproduct of the economics of the antiquities trade.

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Translations

5 languages

Forms

conceptualizes, conceptualizing, conceptualized, conceptualized
Base formconceptualize · to conceptualize
3rd person singularconceptualizes
Present participleconceptualizing
Past simpleconceptualized
Past participleconceptualized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconceptualize
he, she, itconceptualizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsconceptualized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave conceptualized
he, she, ithas conceptualized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill conceptualize

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words
Relatedconceptualconceptualizationconcept
Derivedconceptualizableconceptualizerdeconceptualizemisconceptualizemisconceptualizednonconceptualizedreconceptualizeunconceptualized

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conceptB1conceptionB2conceptualconcernA2concerningB2
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