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–n.1. a likeness or copy: »
You will see your image in this mirror. She is almost the image of her mother. God created man in his own image (Genesis 1:27).
SYNONYM(S): resemblance, form, appearance.2. a) a likeness made of stone, wood, or some other material; statue: »The shelf was full of little images of all sorts of animals. The ancient Greeks and Romans worshiped images of their gods.
b) a likeness painted, drawn, or carved on a surface: »an image of Caesar on a coin.
3. a picture in the mind; idea: »I can shut my eyes and see images of things and persons.
SYNONYM(S): conception.4. a comparison, description, or figure of speech that helps the mind to form forceful or beautiful pictures. Poetry often contains images.5. a symbol; representation; example: »This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna (Shakespeare). An awful image of calm power…now thou sittest (Shelley).
SYNONYM(S): embodiment.6. the impression that a person, group, or organization presents to the public or a segment of it: »to create a new corporate image, to project a favorable image.
7. the optical reproduction of an object, especially one produced by reflection in a mirror, or refraction through a lens or small hole.8. a television picture.9. Psychology. a sensory experience revived in whole or in part in the absence of the original stimulation.10. Archaic. an illusion; apparition.–v.t.1. to make or form an image of; represent by an image; portray.3. to picture in one's mind; imagine; conceive: »The soldier could image what his friends were doing at home.
4. to describe with images: »The flight of Satan to the gates of hell is finely imaged (Joseph Addison).
╂[< Old French image, learned borrowing from Latin imāgō, -inis. See etym. of doublet imago. (Cf. ↑imago)]–im´age|less, adjective.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
