I. ˈi-mij noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, short for imagene, from Latin imagin-, imago; perhaps akin to Latin imitari to imitate
Date: 13th century
1. : a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing ; especially : an imitation in solid form : statue
2.
a. : the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device
b. : a visual representation of something: as
(1) : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material
(2) : a picture produced on an electronic display (as a television or computer screen)
3.
a. : exact likeness : semblance
God created man in his own image — Genesis 1:27 (Revised Standard Version)
b. : a person strikingly like another person
she is the image of her mother
4.
a. : a tangible or visible representation : incarnation
the image of filial devotion
b. archaic : an illusory form : apparition
5.
a.
(1) : a mental picture or impression of something
had a negative body image of herself
(2) : a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation
a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice — Herbert Brownell
b. : idea , concept
6. : a vivid or graphic representation or description
7. : figure of speech
8. : a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media
promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern — R. C. Buck
9. : a set of values given by a mathematical function (as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain
II. transitive verb
( im·aged ; im·ag·ing )
Date: 14th century
1. : to call up a mental picture of : imagine
2. : to describe or portray in language especially in a vivid manner
3.
a. : to create a representation of ; also : to form an image of
imaged Jupiter's rings
image the bone using X rays
b. : to represent symbolically
4.
a. : reflect , mirror
b. : to make appear : project
• im·ag·er ˈi-mi-jər noun