Definition of "virtualize"

virtualize

/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present virtualizes, present participle virtualizing, simple past and past participle virtualized
1. (transitive, computing) To run a program in virtual storage.
2. (transitive, computing) To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
3. (transitive, art) To make or conform to a virtual reality.