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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
imagined \imagined\ adjective existing in the mind only; not real or actual; as, her imagined fame.
Syn: imaginary, notional. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Imagined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imagining}.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p. p. imaginatus, fr. imago image. See {Image}.]
1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear! --Shak.
2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See {Compass}, verb (used with an object), 5.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? --Ps. lxii. 3.
3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. --Shak.
Syn: To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose; opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
imagined
adjective: not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: {fanciful}, {imaginary}, {notional}]
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