imaine - See: SPITTING IMAGE or SPIT AND IMAGE.

imaine - n. & v.
--n.

1 a representation of the external form of an object, e.g. a statue (esp. of a saint etc. as an object of veneration).
2 the character or reputation of a person or thing as generally perceived.
3 an optical appearance or counterpart produced by light or other radiation from an object reflected in a mirror, refracted through a lens, etc.
4 semblance, likeness (God created man in His own image).
5 a person or thing that closely resembles another (is the image of his father).
6 a typical example.
7 a simile or metaphor.
8 a a mental representation. b an idea or conception.
9 Math. a set formed by mapping from another set.

--v.

tr.
1 make an image of; portray.
2 reflect, mirror.
3 describe or imagine vividly.
4 typify.

imageable adj. imageless adj. [ME f. OF f. L imago -ginis, rel. to IMITATE]

imaine - n.
1 figurative illustration, esp. as used by an author for particular effects.
2 images collectively.
3 statuary, carving.
4 mental images collectively. [ME f. OF imagerie (as IMAGE)]

imaine - adj.
that can be imagined (the greatest difficulty imaginable).

imaginably adv. [ME f. LL imaginabilis (as IMAGINE)]

imaine - adj.
1 of an image or images.
2 Zool. of an imago. [L imago imagin-: see IMAGE]

imaine - adj.
1 existing only in the imagination.
2 Math. being the square root of a negative quantity, and plotted graphically in a direction usu. perpendicular to the axis of real quantities (see REAL(1) )).

imaginarily adv. [ME f. L imaginarius (as IMAGE)]