Etymology

envisage

en·vis·age
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Today it means: To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision. Full definition →

French envisager
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  1. French · derived fromenvisager
  2. English todayenvisage

From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage.

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