virtualizeverb [ T ]
specialized UK usually virtualise uk/ˈvɜː.tʃu.ə.laɪz//ˈvɝː.tʃu.ə.laɪz/to change something that exists in a real form into a virtual version (= one that is created using a computer):
The project enabled users to visit virtualized art galleries at the Berlin Gallery Weekend.
to create a virtual version or several virtual versions of a piece of computer equipment or software:
In this way we can virtualize key applications, and then offer them to our family of companies via a secure, internal cloud infrastructure.