(v) form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case, Syn. envisage, ideate, conceive of, Example:Can you conceive of him as the president?
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Envisaged p. pr. & vb. n. Envisaging ] [ F. envisager; pref. en- (L. in) + visage face, visage. See Visage. ] To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. [ R. ] Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. McCosh. [ 1913 Webster ]