[imag.ine] vb imag.ined ; imag.in.ing [ME, fr. MF imaginer, fr. L imaginari, fr. imagin-, imago image] vt (14c) 1: to form a mental image of (something not present)
2. archaic: plan, scheme
3: suppose, guess "I ~ it will rain"
4: to form a notion of without sufficient basis: fancy "~s himself to be a charming conversationalist" ~ vi 1: to use the imagination
2: believe 3 syn see think