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concept
An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
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  1. An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
  2. A general idea or understanding of something:
  3. A plan or original idea:
conception
The beginning or formation of an idea or plan:
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  1. The beginning or formation of an idea or plan:
  2. The act, process, or power of conceiving mentally; formulation of ideas, esp. of abstractions
  3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:
perception
An insight or point of knowledge:
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  1. An insight or point of knowledge:
  2. The act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension
  3. The understanding, knowledge, etc. gotten by perceiving
vision
The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
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  1. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
  2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight:
  3. The faculty of sight; eyesight:
idol
An image of a god, used as an object or instrument of worship
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  1. An image of a god, used as an object or instrument of worship
  2. One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.
  3. A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
effigy
A portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person
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  1. A portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person
  2. A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
picture
A person or object bearing a marked resemblance to another:
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  1. A person or object bearing a marked resemblance to another:
  2. A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen:
  3. An image or likeness of an object, person, or scene produced on a flat surface, esp. by painting, drawing, or photography
icon
An image; figure; representation
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  1. An image; figure; representation
  2. One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol:
  3. In a graphical user interface, a picture on the screen that represents a specific file, directory, window, or program. Clicking on an icon will start the associated program or open the associated file, directory, or window.
form
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom:
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  1. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom:
  2. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training:
  3. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in verbal or musical composition:
drawing
A work produced by this art.
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  1. A work produced by this art.
  2. The art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines.
  3. The act of one that draws; specif., the art of representing something by lines made on a surface with a pencil, pen, etc.
model
One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.
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  1. One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.
  2. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
  3. A schematic description or representation of something, especially a system or phenomenon, that accounts for its properties and is used to study its characteristics:
illustration
An example, story, analogy, etc. used to help explain or make something clear
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  1. An example, story, analogy, etc. used to help explain or make something clear
  2. The act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated:
  3. A picture, design, diagram, etc. used to decorate or explain something
portrait
The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
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  1. The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
  2. A dramatic representation of a character:
  3. A painting, drawing, engraving, or sculpture whose subject is an actual person; often, specif., one made from life
photograph
An image or picture made by photography
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  1. An image or picture made by photography
  2. An image, especially a positive print, recorded by exposing a photosensitive surface to light, especially in a camera.
  3. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
reproduction
The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
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  1. The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
  2. The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. &diamf3; The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. &diamf3; Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
  3. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original:
reflection
A thought or an opinion resulting from such thinking or consideration:
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  1. A thought or an opinion resulting from such thinking or consideration:
  2. Serious thinking or careful consideration:
  3. The change in direction of a wave, such as a light or sound wave, away from a boundary the wave encounters. Reflected waves remain in their original medium rather than entering the medium they encounter. &diamf3; According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection of a reflected wave is equal to its angle of incidence.
copy
A thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
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  1. A thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
  2. One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording:
  3. Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.
likeness
The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. (The same) form or shape; semblance
facsimile
An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
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  1. An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
  2. The transmission and reproduction of graphic matter by electrical means, as by radio or wire
counterpart
A copy or duplicate, as of a lease
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  1. A copy or duplicate, as of a lease
  2. One of two parts that fit and complete each other.
  3. A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another, as in form or function
replica
Any very close reproduction or copy; facsimile
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  1. Any very close reproduction or copy; facsimile
  2. A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist.
statue
The figure of a person or animal, or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance, or cast in plaster, bronze, etc., esp. when done in the round rather than in relief
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  1. The figure of a person or animal, or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance, or cast in plaster, bronze, etc., esp. when done in the round rather than in relief
chip-off-the-old-block
(Idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of his or her parents.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of his or her parents.
reflection
A manifestation or result:
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  1. A manifestation or result:
  2. A reflecting or being reflected
  3. An indirect expression of censure or discredit:
carbon copy
Attributive form of carbon copy.
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  1. Attributive form of carbon copy.
  2. Any person or thing very much like another
  3. A copy of a document made by using a photocopier or similar mechanism.
copy
One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording:
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  1. One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording:
  2. A thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
  3. Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.
duplicate
One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.
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  1. One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.
  2. An identical copy; a facsimile.
  3. An exact copy or reproduction; replica; facsimile
facsimile
The transmission and reproduction of graphic matter by electrical means, as by radio or wire
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  1. The transmission and reproduction of graphic matter by electrical means, as by radio or wire
  2. An exact reproduction or copy
likeness
The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. (The same) form or shape; semblance
reduplication
The product or result of reduplicating.
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  1. The product or result of reduplicating.
  2. Something produced by reduplicating, as a word containing a reduplicated element
  3. The added element in a word form that is reduplicated.
replica
Any very close reproduction or copy; facsimile
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  1. Any very close reproduction or copy; facsimile
  2. A copy or reproduction, especially one on a scale smaller than the original.
  3. A reproduction or copy of a work of art, esp. a copy by the maker of the original
replication
(--- Biology) The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself.
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  1. (--- Biology) The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself.
  2. A copy or reproduction:
  3. Copy; reproduction.
reproduction
The act of making copies.
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  1. The act of making copies.
  2. Something made by reproducing; copy, close imitation, duplication, etc.
  3. A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
simulacrum
A faint trace or semblance.
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  1. A faint trace or semblance.
  2. A vague representation; semblance
  3. An image or representation.
simulacre
A simulacrum.
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  1. A simulacrum.
counterpart
One of two parts that fit and complete each other.
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  1. One of two parts that fit and complete each other.
  2. A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another, as in form or function
  3. A copy or duplicate, as of a lease
double
Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding two people or things, as a mattress.
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  1. Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding two people or things, as a mattress.
  2. One that closely resembles another; a duplicate.
  3. An actor who takes the place of another actor in scenes requiring special skills or preparations:
duplicate
An exact copy or reproduction; replica; facsimile
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  1. An exact copy or reproduction; replica; facsimile
  2. One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.
  3. A counterpart or double
picture
An image or likeness of an object, person, or scene produced on a flat surface, esp. by painting, drawing, or photography
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  1. An image or likeness of an object, person, or scene produced on a flat surface, esp. by painting, drawing, or photography
  2. A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen:
  3. A vivid or realistic verbal description:
portrait
The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
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  1. The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
  2. (Obs.) A drawn, painted, or carved picture of something
  3. A painting, drawing, engraving, or sculpture whose subject is an actual person; often, specif., one made from life
spitting image
(Informal) A perfect likeness or exact image
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  1. (Informal) A perfect likeness or exact image
  2. A perfect likeness or counterpart.
ringer
(Slang) A horse, player, etc. fraudulently entered, or substituted for another, in a competition
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  1. (Slang) A horse, player, etc. fraudulently entered, or substituted for another, in a competition
  2. A person or thing that rings a bell, chime, etc.
  3. (Slang) One who bears a striking resemblance to another:
appearance
The act or an instance of coming into sight.
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  1. The act or an instance of coming into sight.
  2. The act or an instance of coming into public view:
  3. Outward aspect:
impression
An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience:
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  1. An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience:
  2. (Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.
  3. A vague notion, remembrance, or belief:
concept
A plan or original idea:
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  1. A plan or original idea:
  2. A central or unifying idea or theme
  3. An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
conception
The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:
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  1. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:
  2. Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief:
  3. An original idea, design, plan, etc.
idea
The gist or significance:
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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:
notion
A vague thought
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  1. A vague thought
  2. A mental image; an idea or conception:
  3. A mental image; general idea
perception
The understanding, knowledge, etc. gotten by perceiving
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  1. The understanding, knowledge, etc. gotten by perceiving
  2. The process or state of being aware of something:
  3. A specific idea, concept, impression, etc. so formed
thought
The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group:
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  1. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group:
  2. The faculty of thinking or reasoning:
  3. A result of thinking; idea, concept, opinion, etc.
delineate
To describe or characterize in words:
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  1. To describe or characterize in words:
  2. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of:
  3. To show or contain a distinguishing characteristic of; distinguish:
depict
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
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  1. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
  2. To represent in a drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.; portray; picture
  3. To picture in words; describe
describe
To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
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  1. To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
  2. To tell or write about; give a detailed account of
  3. To picture in words
express
To send by express
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  1. To send by express
  2. To show by sign; symbolize; signify
  3. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show:
limn
To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
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  1. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
  2. To describe or depict by painting or drawing.
  3. To portray in words; describe
picture
To form a mental image of; visualize:
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  1. To form a mental image of; visualize:
  2. To describe or explain
  3. To form a mental picture or impression of; imagine
portray
(Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
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  1. (Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
  2. To describe or depict in a certain way:
  3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage:
render
To perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
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  1. To perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
  2. To give, hand over, deliver, present, or submit, as for approval, consideration, payment, etc.
  3. To express in other words; esp., to translate
represent
To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest:
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  1. To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest:
  2. To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality:
  3. To serve as a specimen, example, type, or instance of; exemplify or typify
show
To cause or allow to be seen; display:
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  1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  2. (Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
  3. To enter (animals, flowers, etc.) in a competitive show
echo
A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface.
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  1. A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface.
  2. To repeat (another's words, ideas, etc.)
  3. A wave that carries a signal and is reflected. Echoes of radio signals (carried by electromagnetic waves) are used in radar to detect the location or velocity of distant objects.
imitate
To use or follow as a model:
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  1. To use or follow as a model:
  2. To seek to follow the example of; take as one's model or pattern
  3. To be or become like in appearance; resemble
mimic
To have a similar structure, action, or effect as:
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  1. To have a similar structure, action, or effect as:
  2. To resemble closely; have or take on the appearance of
  3. To produce (symptoms) like those produced by a different disease.
mirror
An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices.
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  1. An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices.
  2. To reflect, as in a mirror; give or show a likeness of
  3. To reflect in or as if in a mirror:
parrot
To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
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  1. To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
  2. To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.
reflect
To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
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  1. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  2. To give something back, as light or sound:
  3. To mirror, or show the image of something.
repeat
To occur or happen again:
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  1. To occur or happen again:
  2. To utter in duplication of another's utterance:
  3. To do, experience, or produce again:
mirror
An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices.
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  1. An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices.
  2. To reflect, as in a mirror; give or show a likeness of
  3. To reflect in or as if in a mirror:
reflect
To give something back, as light or sound:
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  1. To give something back, as light or sound:
  2. To mirror, or show the image of something.
  3. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
conceive
To cause an offspring to begin life
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  1. To cause an offspring to begin life
  2. To be of the opinion that; think:
  3. To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
envisage
To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility:
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  1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility:
  2. To consider or regard in a certain way.
  3. To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine or envision.
envision
To picture in the mind; imagine.
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  1. To picture in the mind; imagine.
  2. To imagine (something not yet in existence); picture in the mind
fancy
To believe something without being sure; suppose
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  1. To believe something without being sure; suppose
  2. To imagine or suppose:
  3. To take a romantic interest in (someone):
fantasize
To indulge in fantasies.
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  1. To indulge in fantasies.
  2. To create or imagine in a fantasy; have daydreams about
  3. (Intransitive, usually with about) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
imagine
To use the imagination
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  1. To use the imagination
  2. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe:
  3. To suppose; guess; think
picture
To form a mental image of; visualize:
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  1. To form a mental image of; visualize:
  2. To describe or explain
  3. To form a mental picture or impression of; imagine
see
To refer to or look at:
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  1. To refer to or look at:
  2. To become aware of or apprehend:
  3. To go and look:
think
To devise or evolve; invent:
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  1. To devise or evolve; invent:
  2. To use the mind in a certain way:
  3. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
vision
To picture in the mind; envision.
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  1. To picture in the mind; envision.
  2. To see in or as in a vision; imagine
visualize
To produce an image or visual representation of (an internal body part or action, for example) by radiological or other technology.
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  1. To produce an image or visual representation of (an internal body part or action, for example) by radiological or other technology.
  2. To form a mental image of; envisage:
  3. To engage in psychological visualization with regard to something such as pain or a body process.
feature
To sketch or show the features of
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  1. To sketch or show the features of
  2. (Informal) To picture mentally; imagine:
  3. (Dial.) To look like; favor
thoughts (related)
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      • An image sprung from the paper before them.

      • The tiny specs indicating crafts or personnel in the 3D image moved and changed; the image itself spun slowly, as if to present her with all sides of the battle at once.

      • An image flashed, that of Damian chained to a wall.

      • They stood there for a moment, watching their image in the mirror.

      • Dusty's eyes returned to the image of the country club.

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