Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")

Learn these words that derive from the Latin verb videre, "to see."

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Hearing: Phon / Aud / Son
Sight: Vid, Vis / Spec, Spect, Spic / Op, Ops, Opt
Touch: Path / Sent, Sens / Tact, Tang
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  1. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
    Rescuers are urging people to go to the balconies or rooftops of their houses with bright fabric to make themselves visible. BBC (May 19, 2014)
  2. visionary
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
    Is he a visionary or just seeing things? Time (Mar 27, 2014)
  3. visage
    the human face
    Your eye switches between the animal and human visages, setting up an interesting dynamic between humans and lions, wildebeests, zebras and others. Seattle Times (Mar 14, 2014)
  4. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
    He relied on visualizing his jumps as a training technique, but now all he saw in his mind was disaster, everything wrecked and dropping. New York Times (Feb 14, 2014)
  5. vista
    the visual percept of a region
    In travel guides you will find descriptions of beautiful vistas and iconic architecture to look at but very little about sounds. Time (Mar 13, 2014)
  6. supervise
    keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
    He practically sprints to the track to watch his horse and then rushes back to the barn to supervise the colt’s meticulous bath routine. New York Times (Apr 27, 2014)
    super ("over") + videre
  7. previse
    realize beforehand
    They flew to Black Hall, picturing the people, prevising the possibilities there. Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
    pre ("before") + videre
    Previse means to see a truth or image before it happens.
  8. revise
    reorganize, especially for the purpose of improving
    He test-drove exhibits, tinkered with them and revised them based on the reactions of visitors. New York Times (May 6, 2014)
  9. televise
    broadcast via a system that transmits images over distance
    The former army chief stepped squarely into the public eye this week with a lengthy televised interview and other public remarks. Reuters (May 8, 2014)
    tele ("distant") + videre
  10. advisable
    worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
    It’s advisable to plan your trek to avoid the rainy season, which runs from March to mid-May. Washington Post (Apr 11, 2019)
    Advise and advice come from similar roots, but it is advisable to remember this advice: the former is always used as a verb, while the latter is always used as a noun.
  11. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
    I've been invited to New York Fashion Week for the last two years and I've given an interview to the New York Times. The Serpent King
    inter ("between") + veoir ("to see")
    The Old French word veoir comes from the Latin videre The journalistic sense of the word interview did not enter American English until 1869.
  12. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
    It will soon come under the regulatory purview of the European Central Bank, which is likely to be more exacting than BaFin, the German overseer. Economist (May 22, 2014)
  13. survey
    a detailed critical inspection
    Although many parks still outwardly look in good condition, the survey has identified how "neglect has started to creep back in". BBC (May 21, 2014)
  14. envy
    spite and resentment at seeing the success of another
    My anger and disgust grows a little more, fed by a mean streak of envy. Dread Nation
    in ("in, on, upon") + videre
    This word derives from the Latin verb invidere, which originally meant "to look at with ill will or malice."
  15. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
    I said that an intelligence test for jurors would be seen as invidious and impractical. The Guardian (Feb 23, 2013)
    In the past, invidious was typically used to mean "filled with envy"; now, the adjective more commonly describes acts, thoughts, or situations that reveal prejudice or hostility.
Created on Thu May 22 14:22:59 EDT 2014 (updated Tue Aug 20 14:40:47 EDT 2019)

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