n. the act of formulating or making a concept of something. Syn. -- conceptualisation, formulation, formularizing, formularising. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. an elaborated concept. Syn. -- conceptuality. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. t. 1. to to form a concept of; as, He could not conceptualize a robot that would help paralyzed patients. Syn. -- conceive, conceive of, conceptualise, ideate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]