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verb (used with object)
1.
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
2.
to think, believe, or fancy: He imagined the house was haunted.
3.
to assume; suppose: I imagine they'll be here soon.
4.
to conjecture; guess: I cannot imagine what you mean.
5.
Archaic. to plan, scheme, or plot.
verb (used without object)
6.
to form mental images of things not present to the senses; use the imagination.
7.
to suppose; think; conjecture.
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Imagined
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English imaginen < Middle French imaginer < Latin imāginārī, equivalent to imāgin- (stem of imāgō) image + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive ending
1300–50; Middle English imaginen < Middle French imaginer < Latin imāginārī, equivalent to imāgin- (stem of imāgō) image + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive ending
Related forms
i·mag·in·er, noun
pre·im·ag·ine, verb (used with object), pre·im·ag·ined, pre·im·ag·in·ing.
re·i·mag·ine, verb (used with object), re·i·mag·ined, re·i·mag·in·ing.
un·im·ag·ined, adjective
well-i·mag·ined, adjective
Synonyms
1. image, picture. Imagine, conceive, conceive of, realize refer to bringing something before the mind. To imagine is, literally, to form a mental image of something: to imagine yourself in London. To conceive is to form something by using one's imagination: How has the author conceived the first act of his play? To conceive of is to comprehend through the intellect something not perceived through the senses: Wilson conceived of a world free from war. To realize is to make an imagined thing real or concrete to oneself, to grasp fully its implications: to realize the extent of one's folly.
1. image, picture. Imagine, conceive, conceive of, realize refer to bringing something before the mind. To imagine is, literally, to form a mental image of something: to imagine yourself in London. To conceive is to form something by using one's imagination: How has the author conceived the first act of his play? To conceive of is to comprehend through the intellect something not perceived through the senses: Wilson conceived of a world free from war. To realize is to make an imagined thing real or concrete to oneself, to grasp fully its implications: to realize the extent of one's folly.
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