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That line looks longer, but in fact they're the same length. It's an optical illusion .

il • lus • trate AWL / ' Ibstreit / verb ( il • lus • trates , il • lus • trat ing , il • lus • trat ed )

to explain or make something clear by giving examples She gave some statistics to illustrate her point.

( art ) to add pictures to show something more clearly The book is illustrated with color photographs.

il • lus • tra • tion AWL / |ibstreijn / noun

[count ]

( art ) a picture in a book

This dictionary has a lot of illustrations.

I'm / aim / short for I am Prefix

im-

( used with words beginning with "m" and "p" ) not; the

opposite of

im patient

im patience

im polite

im purity

im mature

im moral

im .age Ф / 'mudj/ noun

[count ]

the impression that a person or an organization gives to the public

He's very different from his public image.

a picture in people's minds of someone or something

A lot of people have an image of Seattle as cold and rainy.

a picture on paper or in a mirror images of flowers

im • age • ry awl / ' imid3ri / noun

[noncount]

( english language arts ) language that makes pictures in the minds of the people reading or listening poetic imagery

i • mag • i • nar • y / I ' mredзЭ|neri / adjective

not real; only in your mind

The book is about an imaginary country.

i .mag .i .na .tion Ф / I|mredзэ ' neifn /

[ count, noncount ]

the ability to think of new ideas or make pictures in your mind

He has a big imagination.

You didn't really see a ghost — it was just your imagination.

i • mag • i • na • tive / i ' mredзэnэtIV /

having or showing imagination imaginative ideas i .mag .ine Ф/ imacdpn / verb ( i • mag ines , i • mag • in • ing , i • mag • ined )

1 to make a picture of something in your mind Can you imagine life without electricity?

closed my eyes and imagined I was lying on a beach.

to see, hear, or think something that is not true I never said that — you're imagining things.

to think that something is probably true I imagine he'll be coming by car.

im • i • tate / ' ImэteIt / verb

( im • i • tates , im i • tat ing , im • i • tat • ed )

to copy someone or something Children learn by imitating adults.

im • i • ta • tion / |1шэ ' teijn / noun

[ count ]

something that you make to look like another thing It's not a real diamond — it's only an imitation. imitation leather

—SYNONYM copy

im • ma • ture Iaw / |1шэ 'tfur ; |1шэ'tur /

adjective

behaving in a way that is not sensible and is typical of younger people

He's very immature for his age. —ANTONYM mature

im .me .di .ate О / i ' midbt /

happening now or very soon I can't wait — I need an immediate answer.

im .me .di .ate .ly Ф /imidbtii/adverb

Spelling

Remember! You spell immediately with MM .

now

Come to my office immediately! —SYNONYM at once

im • mense / I ' mens / adjective

very big

immense problems

► im • mense • ly / i ' mensli / adverb

very or very much

We enjoyed the party immensely.

im • merse / i ' шэ^ / verb

( im • mers • es , im mers ing , im • mersed )

to put something into a liquid so that it is covered Completely immerse the potatoes in boiling water.

to give all your attention to something