Imagine Definition
ĭ-măjĭn
imagined, imagines, imagining
verb
imagined, imagines, imagining
To make a mental image of; form an idea or notion of; conceive in the mind; create by the imagination.
Webster's New World
To suppose; guess; think.
Webster's New World
To use the imagination.
Webster's New World
To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe.
She imagines herself to be a true artist.
American Heritage
To suppose; guess; think.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Imagine
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Middle English imaginen from Old French imaginer from Latin imāginārī from imāgō imāgin- image aim- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).
From Wiktionary
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