imagine
[ ih-maj-in ]
/ ɪˈmædʒ ɪn /
verb (used with object), im·ag·ined, im·ag·in·ing.
verb (used without object), im·ag·ined, im·ag·in·ing.
to form mental images of things not present to the senses; use the imagination.
to suppose; think; conjecture.
Origin of imagine
1300–50; Middle English
imaginen < Middle French
imaginer < Latin
imāginārī, equivalent to
imāgin- (stem of
imāgō)
image +
-ā- thematic vowel +
-rī infinitive ending
SYNONYMS FOR imagine
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM imagine
Words nearby imagine
imaginary number,
imaginary part,
imaginary unit,
imagination,
imaginative,
imagine,
imagineer,
imagineering,
imaging,
imagism,
imago
Definition for imagines (2 of 2)
imago
[ ih-mey-goh, ih-mah- ]
/ ɪˈmeɪ goʊ, ɪˈmɑ- /
noun, plural i·ma·goes, i·ma·gi·nes [ih-mey-guh-neez, ih-mah-] /ɪˈmeɪ gəˌniz, ɪˈmɑ-/.
Entomology.
an adult insect.
Psychoanalysis.
an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
Origin of imago
1790–1800; < New Latin, Latin
imāgō; see
image
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British Dictionary definitions for imagines (1 of 2)
imagine
/ (ɪˈmædʒɪn) /
verb
(when tr, may take a clause as object)
to form a mental image of
(when tr, may take a clause as object)
to think, believe, or guess
(tr; takes a clause as object)
to suppose; assume
I imagine he'll come
(tr; takes a clause as object)
to believe or assume without foundation
he imagines he knows the whole story
an archaic word for plot 1
sentence substitute
Also: imagine that!
an exclamation of surprise
Derived forms of imagine
imaginable, adjective imaginably, adverb imaginer, nounWord Origin for imagine
C14: from Latin
imāginārī to fancy, picture mentally, from
imāgō likeness; see
image
British Dictionary definitions for imagines (2 of 2)
imago
/ (ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ) /
noun plural imagoes or imagines (ɪˈmædʒəˌniːz)
an adult sexually mature insect produced after metamorphosis
psychoanal
an idealized image of another person, usually a parent, acquired in childhood and carried in the unconscious in later life
Word Origin for imago
C18: New Latin, from Latin: likeness; see
image
Medical definitions for imagines
imago
[ ĭ-mā′gō, ĭ-mä′- ]
n. pl. i•ma•goes
An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis.
An often idealized image of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and persisting unconsciously into adulthood.
archetype
Scientific definitions for imagines
imago
[ ĭ-mā′gō ]
Plural imagoes imagines (ĭ-mā′gə-nēz′)
An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis. Compare larva nymph pupa.