image vs imagine

image

verb
  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

noun
  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

imagine

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

  • to assume 

  • to use one's imagination 

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

  • to conjecture or guess 

  • Used to mock some idea. 

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

How often have the words image and imagine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )