imager

noun

1. 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
2. the visual impression of something produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction through a lens, etc.
3. a person or thing very much like another; copy; counterpart; likeness
4. 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.
5. a type; typical example; symbol; embodiment: the very image of laziness
6. a vivid representation; graphic description: a drama that is the image of life
7. a figure of speech; esp., a metaphor or simile
8. Psychoanalysis a picture or likeness of a person, as of a parent, usually idealized, constructed in the unconscious and remaining there; imago

transitive verb imaged, imaging

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