Definition of imagine

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i·mag·ine    (-mjn) KEY 

VERB:
i·mag·ined, i·mag·in·ing, i·mag·ines
VERB:
tr.

1. To form a mental picture or image of.
2. To think; conjecture: I imagine you're right.
3. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy: She imagines herself to be a true artist.

VERB:
intr.

1. To employ the imagination.
2. To make a guess; conjecture.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English imaginen, from Old French imaginer, from Latin imginr, from img, imgin-, image; see aim- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
i·magin·er(Noun)