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Envision vs Envisage
Wish + will have +negativeThe verb 'has' in 'Kim has courage' vs in 'Kim has a car'Using differential as a synonym for difference sounds wrong to me. Am I justified or also wrong?Are there any other meanings for “belie??”'Prevaricate' as a synonym for 'vacillate'Is there an alternate non-anatomical word to describe the action of “dilating”?When is “he is on the” + verb allowed as a sentence?Difference between “public figure” and “celebrity?”Is there any evidence for “altercate” ever having been pronounced with stress on the second syllable?Does the phrase “not nearly as many as” imply some level of similarity?
Is there a context where envision is not a synonym of envisage, or vice versa?
Envisage's definition:
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Envision's definiton
imagine as a future possibility; visualize:
Visualise's definition seems to be relevant to envision only in so far as it means imagine, which seems to me to be synonymous with "contemplate or conceive of".
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Is there a context where envision is not a synonym of envisage, or vice versa?
Envisage's definition:
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Envision's definiton
imagine as a future possibility; visualize:
Visualise's definition seems to be relevant to envision only in so far as it means imagine, which seems to me to be synonymous with "contemplate or conceive of".
differences verbs synonyms
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Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
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Is there a context where envision is not a synonym of envisage, or vice versa?
Envisage's definition:
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Envision's definiton
imagine as a future possibility; visualize:
Visualise's definition seems to be relevant to envision only in so far as it means imagine, which seems to me to be synonymous with "contemplate or conceive of".
differences verbs synonyms
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Is there a context where envision is not a synonym of envisage, or vice versa?
Envisage's definition:
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Envision's definiton
imagine as a future possibility; visualize:
Visualise's definition seems to be relevant to envision only in so far as it means imagine, which seems to me to be synonymous with "contemplate or conceive of".
differences verbs synonyms
differences verbs synonyms
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Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
Aug 3 '12 at 13:11
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Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
Aug 3 '12 at 13:11
Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
Aug 3 '12 at 13:11
Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
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It seems to be a regional distinction. British English prefers envisage, but American English prefers envision. There's a long explanation here as to the history.
British:
American:
As an American English speaker, I don't think I've ever seen envisage in general usage.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:51
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The definition and usage of both words overlap a lot, but there is one difference I can perhaps think of. Envisage is commonly used as a synonym for predict or anticipate. Envision is less likely to be used for the same.
I do not envisage a growth in telecommunications sector in the next two years.
Envision, on the other hand, could be used when you imagine something fancy or a remote possibility. To quote an example from here,
"I can't envision him on horseback!"
The difference may be one that never exists in practice, but I do feel envisage is commoner in business circles than envision.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
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I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
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Envision could be imagining some future event occurring where envisage could be the liklihood of it happening a reality.
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It seems to be a regional distinction. British English prefers envisage, but American English prefers envision. There's a long explanation here as to the history.
British:
American:
As an American English speaker, I don't think I've ever seen envisage in general usage.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:51
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It seems to be a regional distinction. British English prefers envisage, but American English prefers envision. There's a long explanation here as to the history.
British:
American:
As an American English speaker, I don't think I've ever seen envisage in general usage.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:51
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It seems to be a regional distinction. British English prefers envisage, but American English prefers envision. There's a long explanation here as to the history.
British:
American:
As an American English speaker, I don't think I've ever seen envisage in general usage.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:51
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It seems to be a regional distinction. British English prefers envisage, but American English prefers envision. There's a long explanation here as to the history.
British:
American:
As an American English speaker, I don't think I've ever seen envisage in general usage.
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The definition and usage of both words overlap a lot, but there is one difference I can perhaps think of. Envisage is commonly used as a synonym for predict or anticipate. Envision is less likely to be used for the same.
I do not envisage a growth in telecommunications sector in the next two years.
Envision, on the other hand, could be used when you imagine something fancy or a remote possibility. To quote an example from here,
"I can't envision him on horseback!"
The difference may be one that never exists in practice, but I do feel envisage is commoner in business circles than envision.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
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I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
add a comment |
The definition and usage of both words overlap a lot, but there is one difference I can perhaps think of. Envisage is commonly used as a synonym for predict or anticipate. Envision is less likely to be used for the same.
I do not envisage a growth in telecommunications sector in the next two years.
Envision, on the other hand, could be used when you imagine something fancy or a remote possibility. To quote an example from here,
"I can't envision him on horseback!"
The difference may be one that never exists in practice, but I do feel envisage is commoner in business circles than envision.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
12.7k206495
I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
add a comment |
The definition and usage of both words overlap a lot, but there is one difference I can perhaps think of. Envisage is commonly used as a synonym for predict or anticipate. Envision is less likely to be used for the same.
I do not envisage a growth in telecommunications sector in the next two years.
Envision, on the other hand, could be used when you imagine something fancy or a remote possibility. To quote an example from here,
"I can't envision him on horseback!"
The difference may be one that never exists in practice, but I do feel envisage is commoner in business circles than envision.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
12.7k206495
The definition and usage of both words overlap a lot, but there is one difference I can perhaps think of. Envisage is commonly used as a synonym for predict or anticipate. Envision is less likely to be used for the same.
I do not envisage a growth in telecommunications sector in the next two years.
Envision, on the other hand, could be used when you imagine something fancy or a remote possibility. To quote an example from here,
"I can't envision him on horseback!"
The difference may be one that never exists in practice, but I do feel envisage is commoner in business circles than envision.
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
12.7k206495
answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
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answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
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answered Aug 3 '12 at 13:19
BravoBravo
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I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
add a comment |
I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
I'm not sure about your points on the why and the where ... But, it is interesting that Google Ngrams appears to concur with your example when you perform a simple comparison of "envision/envisage him on" with "envision/envisage him as". There are zero results for "envisage him as", with the other combinations returning multiple hits.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 13:43
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
@coleopterist: Hmmm... I am not sure how best to use Ngrams to justify my point. Not sure if checking merely on the basis of prepositions will suffice.
– Bravo
Aug 3 '12 at 13:46
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
Actually, my last comment should read, "There are zero results for 'envisage him on'" :/ I'm not sure how best to filter usage examples in Ngrams either. Sorry.
– coleopterist
Aug 3 '12 at 14:09
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Envision could be imagining some future event occurring where envisage could be the liklihood of it happening a reality.
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Envision could be imagining some future event occurring where envisage could be the liklihood of it happening a reality.
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Envision could be imagining some future event occurring where envisage could be the liklihood of it happening a reality.
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Their etymologies are different: envision is an early 20th c coinage, envisage is borrowed from French in 18th c. But I can't see much usage difference. They feel identical.
– Mitch
Aug 3 '12 at 13:11