imagines

1. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
2. An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

noun

A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

1. To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

   Try to imagine a pink elephant.

2. To believe in something created by one's own mind.

   She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.

3. To assume

   I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.

4. To conjecture or guess

   I cannot even imagine what you are up to!

5. To use one's imagination

   Imagine that we were siblings.

6. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.