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imagine v. 1 think of, contemplate, picture, envisage, consider,
ponder, meditate on, envision, visualize, conceive (of),
conceptualize, create, think up, concoct, devise, Colloq dream
up, cook up: I cannot imagine what you are referring to.
Imagine, if you can, a world without conflict. 2 suppose, guess,
conjecture, assume, presume, take it, infer, take (it) for
granted, take it as given, think, fancy, believe, gather,
surmise, suspect, judge, deem: I imagine that you won't want a
drink if you are driving. You are imagining things if you think
she is trying to undermine your authority.
imitate v. 1 mimic, copy, ape, parrot, monkey, emulate, impersonate, do
an impression of; echo, simulate: Cruikshank was imitating the
boss, who walked in at that very moment. His style imitates that
of Carlyle. 2 copy, mimic, mock, parody, satirize, burlesque,
caricature, travesty, Colloq spoof, take off, Brit send up: In
Hudibras, Samuel Butler imitated the style of the heroic epic.
imitation n. 1 copying, mimicking, mimicry, aping, parroting, emulating,
emulation, impersonating, impersonation, impression: Imitation
is the sincerest form of flattery. 2 impersonation, parody,
satirization, burlesque, caricature, mockery, travesty, Colloq
take-off, Brit send-up: In his nightclub act, he does scathing
imitations of celebrities. 3 copy, fake, counterfeit, forgery:
These are modern imitations of ancient coins. 4 copy, replica,
replication, reproduction, simulation, facsimile, duplicate,
duplication, simulacrum: We keep the original in a safe place
and put the imitations on display.
--adj. 5 fake, synthetic, artificial, simulated, sham, ersatz,
mock, factitious, reproduction, man-made, Colloq phoney or US
also phony: It doesn't take an expert to see that this is an
imitation diamond.
immaculate
adj. 1 spotless, stainless, unblemished, pure, clean,
untarnished, unsullied, unsoiled, snow-white, spick and span,
dapper, spruce; tidy, neat: Each morning he donned an
immaculate uniform. 2 pure, chaste, innocent, virginal,
virtuous, vestal, pristine, undefiled, untainted, unspoiled,
unblemished, stainless, unadulterated: He remained convinced of
his wife's immaculate reputation. 3 faultless, flawless,
perfect, errorless, impeccable: His essay on Gibbon is an