verb (used with object), en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing.
- to contemplate; visualize: He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.
- Archaic. to look in the face of; face.
verb (tr)
- to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate
- to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee
- archaic to look in the face of; confront
1778, from French envisager “look in the face of,” from en- “cause to” (see en- (1)) + visage “face” (see visage). Related: Envisaged; envisaging.