To picture something in your mind; to imagine what something looks like or will be like.
From Latin 'visus' (sight) plus the suffix '-ize' (to make or become). The word entered English in the 1800s as science and psychology advanced.
Athletes and performers use visualization as a genuine performance technique—studies show that mentally practicing a skill activates many of the same brain regions as actually doing it, so your brain can't fully tell the difference.
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