[ ɪ'meɪgəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or imagines ɪ'meɪdʒɪni:z )
1》 Entomology the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect.
2》 Psychoanalysis an unconscious idealized mental image of someone, which influences a person's behaviour.
Origin
C18: mod. L. use of L. ~ 'image'.