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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To employ the imagination. 2. To make a guess; conjecture.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English imaginen, from Old French imaginer, from Latin imginr, from img, imgin-, image. See aim- in Appendix I.