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Envisage vs Forsee - What's the difference?

envisage | forsee |

As verbs the difference between envisage and forsee

is that envisage is while forsee is to neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.

envisage

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine or envision.
    • From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. — McCosh.

    Related terms

    * evidence * visage * vision * visionary * visual * visualization * visualize

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    forsee

    English

    Verb

  • To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
  • *1882 , Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins :
    • Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life?
  • *1841', Gordon, ''History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641'' (quote from ' 1638 ):
    • The reasone why the Commissioner did so muche presse the reading of the declinator was, because he forsaw that they meant to putt him to a dilemma which still should bring ane inconvenience along with it [...]
  • *
    • It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one.
  • To oversee; superintend; direct.

    • References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989 *Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary , Forsee.

    See also

    *foresee