a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.

an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface.

a mental representation; idea; conception.

Psychology . a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus.

form; appearance; semblance

We are all created in God's image.

counterpart; copy

That child is the image of his mother.

a symbol; emblem.

the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., esp. as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill.

a type; embodiment

Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration.

a description of something in speech or writing

Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language.

Rhetoric . a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor or a simile.

an idol or representation of a deity

They knelt down before graven images.

Mathematics . the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function.

Archaic . an illusion or apparition.

to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive.

to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc.

to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface

Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.

to reflect the likeness of; mirror.

to set forth in speech or writing; describe.

to symbolize; typify.

to resemble.

Informal . to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.)

The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail.

to transform (data) into an exact replica in a different form, as changing digital data to pixels for display on a CRT or representing a medical scan of a body part in digital form.

noun

concrete , entity

noun

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verb

delineate , depict , describe , express , limn , picture , portray , render , show , imitate , mimic , mirror , parrot , reflect , repeat , conceive , envisage , envision , fancy , fantasize , see , think , vision , visualize