picture vs imagine

imagine vs picture

picture is a noun but imagine is not a noun.

picture and imagine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
picture	Yes	No	Yes	No
imagine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imagine is a hypernym of picture; that is, imagine is a word with a broader meaning than picture:

picture: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
imagine: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Other hypernyms of picture include conceive of, envisage, ideate.

picture (noun)	imagine (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
a clear and telling mental image
a typical example of some state or quality
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
the visible part of a television transmission
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
a graphic or vivid verbal description
a situation treated as an observable object

picture (verb)	imagine (verb)
show in, or as in, a picture	expect, believe, or suppose
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Difference between picture and imagine

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