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Main Entry:: imag·ine
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈma-jən\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: imag·ined; imag·in·ing \-ˈmaj-niŋ, -ˈma-jə-\
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French imaginer, from Latin imaginari, from imagin-, imago image
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to form a mental image of (something not present) <imagine accidents at every turn>2archaic : plan , scheme3: suppose , guess <I imagine it will rain>4: to form a notion of without sufficient basis : fancy <imagines himself to be a charming conversationalist>intransitive verb1: to use the imagination2: believe 3

synonyms see think

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