Imagine and Realize

Imagine

Imagine verb - To form a mental picture of.

Realize is a synonym for imagine in conceive topic. In some cases you can use "Realize" instead a verb "Imagine", when it comes to topics like visualize, believe, assume.

Realize

Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.

Imagine is a synonym for realize in visualize topic. Sometimes you can use "Imagine" instead a verb "Realize", if it concerns topics such as appreciate.

Common collocations

power imagine power realize power
guy imagine guy realize guy
people imagine people realize people
idea imagine idea realize idea
Other words: look, reason, situation, time, way, game, potential, horror.

Both words in one sentence

  • Nightmare Fuel / Film Seriously, just imagine what it would feel like to see your own hand fade away and realize that this is the end.
  • In Xiaolin Showdown, an Enemy Mime traps our heroes in an imaginary prison...until they realize they can simply imagine a doorknob to escape.
  • Literature / The Host Souls would never do such a thing, and can't imagine themselves doing such a thing - thus refusing to realize the truth about what they have become.
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