September, 24th 2012

Word of the day: "envisage."

I envisaged myself writing that.

To understand this, we need to know that, "visage" means "face" in French. So, you see your face. Which is great becasue the word means....

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visage

en·vis·age

transitive verb \in-ˈvi-zij, en-\

en·vis·ageden·vis·ag·ing

Definition of ENVISAGE

1 : to view or regard in a certain way <envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime>

2 : to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization <envisages an entirely new system of education>

Examples of ENVISAGE

1. I envisage a day when proper health care will be available to everyone.
2. envisage

you on a surfboard.>

Origin of ENVISAGE

French envisager, from en- + visage face

First Known Use: 1660

Related to ENVISAGE

Synonyms: conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, imagine, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, image, picture, see, vision, visualize