envisage means to conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
envisage is pronounced /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/.
Why “envisage” is a great word
ENVISAGE — [Verb] To form a mental image of something, especially a future possibility. From French envisager, from en- ("in") + visage ("face"), literally meaning "to look in the face of." Unlike "envision," which conjures an ideal, often elaborate future, or "anticipate," which leans on expectation and preparation, "envisage" is the stark act of confronting a possibility, of giving it a shape to be scrutinized. It is the architect’s sober sketch of a foundation on a bare lot; the general staring at a map and tracing a not-yet-chosen line of advance; or the quiet moment before a confession when you see, with stark clarity, the conversation’s only possible end. To envisage is to hold a ghost of a future, steady and unflinching, before it gains the weight of desire or dread.
verb
- To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.“From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self.”