envisage

verb

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

1. 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.”

   “Traffic at Dover Marine has developed far beyond anything envisaged when the station was built. The layout has become rather cramped, and prodigies of organisation are performed annually by all concerned to save complete saturation.”