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im·age (imij)

noun

    1. an imitation or representation of a person or thing, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.; esp., a statue
    2. a sculptured figure used as an idol
  1. the visual impression of something produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction through a lens, etc.
  2. a person or thing very much like another; copy; counterpart; likeness
    1. a mental picture of something; conception; idea; impression
    2. ☆ the concept of a person, product, institution, etc. held by the general public, often one deliberately created or modified by publicity, advertising, propaganda, etc.
  3. a type; typical example; symbol; embodiment the very image of laziness
  4. a vivid representation; graphic description a drama that is the image of life
  5. a figure of speech; esp., a metaphor or simile
  6. Psychoanalysis a picture or likeness of a person, as of a parent, usually idealized, constructed in the unconscious and remaining there; imago

Etymology: OFr < imagene < L imaginem, acc. of imago, imitation, copy, image, akin to aemulus: see emulate

transitive verb imaged -·aged, imaging -·ag·ing

  1. to make a representation or imitation of; portray, delineate, etc.
  2. to reflect; mirror
  3. to picture in the mind; imagine
  4. to be a symbol or type of
  5. to describe graphically, vividly, or with figures of speech

Etymology: < imagethe ; also < Fr imager < the n.

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