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

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
Old French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).

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