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im⋅ag⋅ine

[i-maj-in] verb, -ined, -in⋅ing.
–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.

Origin:
1300–50; ME imaginen < MF imaginer < L imāginārī, equiv. to imāgin- (s. of imāgō) image + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī inf. ending


i⋅mag⋅in⋅er, noun


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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Word Origin & History

imagine 
1340, "to form a mental image of," from O.Fr. imaginer, from L. imaginari "to form a mental picture to oneself, imagine" (also, in L.L. imaginare "to form an image of, represent"), from imago (see image). Sense of "suppose" is first recorded c.1380. Imaginary "not real" is from 1382 (ymaginaire). First record of imagination "faculty of the mind which forms and manipulates images" is from c.1340 (ymaginacion). Imaginative first attested c.1386 (ymaginatyf).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: imag·ine
Pronunciation: im-'aj-&n
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: imag·ined; imag·in·ing /-'aj-(&-)ni[ng]/
transitive senses
: to form a mental image of (something not present) imagine intransitive senses
: to use theimagination
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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