Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Dream (-ed, -ing)
dream (-ed, -ing), v. [OE dréman.] (webplay: absent, diving, entertains, friend, life, mind, reading, real, see, sleep, thought, unfounded).
- Imagine; invent; make believe.
- Daydream; use time trivially.
- Fantasize; pretend; act as of; make believe; create an imaginary alternative.
- Envision; experience in slumber; see while asleep; have mental images appear during the Rapid Eye Movement portion of the mind's resting state; (see Genesis 28:12).
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