"imaginify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: imaginifies [present, singular, third-person], imaginifying [participle, present], imaginified [participle, past], imaginified [past]
Etymology: From imagine + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imagine|ify}} imagine + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} imaginify (third-person singular simple present imaginifies, present participle imaginifying, simple past and past participle imaginified)
  1. To convert into an object of the imagination; to fantasize about.
    Sense id: en-imaginify-en-verb-1UtCBu7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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