envisage

/in-ˈvi-zij/

French envisager, from en- + visage face

verb

  1. to view or regard in a certain way

  2. to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization

envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime

think conceive imagine fancy realize envisage envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.