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Collocations for image - noun

1. impression of sb/sth given to the public

ADJECTIVE

good, positive
negative
tarnished
The party needs to clean up its somewhat tarnished image.
poor
The industry had a poor image.
false
The history books built up a false image of an unpopular president.
clean, clean-cut (esp. BrE), perfect, squeaky-clean, wholesome
He's a good player with a clean image.
He represents the perfect image of a clean-living college boy.
macho
hackneyed
the hackneyed image of the poor student
traditional
traditional images of motherhood
media, public, screen
In real life she looks nothing like her screen image.
brand, corporate
Champagne houses owe their success to brand image.

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VERB + image

create
The company needs to create a new image for itself.
convey, cultivate, present, project, promote
a book which presents positive images of older people
change, transform
bolster, boost, burnish (esp. AmE), clean up, enhance, improve, polish, revive
an effort to improve the organization's public image
soften
She is now seeking to soften her image for voters.
keep up, live up to, maintain
The group has failed to live up to its macho image.
Eastwood has maintained an image as a tough guy.
shed
The industry is trying to shed its negative image.
mar (esp. AmE), ruin, tarnish

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2. mental picture of sb/sth

ADJECTIVE

powerful, vivid
sudden
She had a sudden mental image of herself in a wedding dress.
positive
negative
distorted
the distorted images in his dreams
enduring, indelible
It leaves indelible images imprinted on your mind.
unrealistic
unrealistic images of the ideal body
popular
ideal
the ideal image of American citizenship
stereotyped, stereotypical
mental
body
help with eating disorders and body image
literary, poetic
dream

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VERB + image

have
bring to mind, call to mind, conjure, conjure up, evoke, recall, summon, summon up
Samba always seems to conjure up images of Brazil.
the ability to summon up images in the mind
build, build up, form
I like to build up images of the characters and setting before I start to write.
fit
He didn't fit my image of the boss.
use
reinforce
Treating disabled people like children only reinforces negative images of disability.

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PREPOSITION

image from
He started to recall images from his past.

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3. copy

ADJECTIVE

living, spitting
He's the spitting image of his father!
mirror
Betsy was a mirror image of her twin.

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4. picture

ADJECTIVE

compelling, dramatic, graphic, memorable, poignant, powerful, spectacular, striking, stunning, unforgettable
disturbing, gruesome, horrible, horrific, violent
powerful and disturbing images of the war
familiar, iconic
visual
The visual image is steadily replacing the written word.
flickering, moving
flickering images on a screen
blurred, blurry, fuzzy
faint
After exposure a faint image is visible.
still
the use of still and moving video images
live
Visitors can view live radar images and listen in to the control tower.
recorded
close-up
a live close-up image of her face
colour/color
black-and-white, monochrome
high-resolution
clear, crisp, sharp
realistic 3D graphics with sharp images
three-dimensional
The machine can capture a three-dimensional image of a patient's heart.
photographic, TV, video
screen
Each illustration is displayed as a complete screen image.
computer, digital, radar, satellite, X-ray
thumbnail
Under each thumbnail image is a link to a larger illustration.
holographic
graven (literary)
It was forbidden to worship graven (= carved) images.
painted
the painted image of a human being
religious
pornographic

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VERB + image

generate, produce, reproduce
the images produced on laser printers
capture, download, record, scan, upload
She longed to capture the image on film.
edit
distort
bear
humorous posters bearing an image of a squatting dog
display, post, show
the pixel information used to display a digital image
Advertisers have given permission to post these digital images.
print
process
enlarge
The devices are capable of enlarging the image.
acquire, obtain
view
store
You can store these images in a separate computer file.
juxtapose
The display juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.
use
These images are used for marketing purposes.

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image + VERB

depict sth, reflect sth, represent sth, reveal sth, show sth
heat images that show where most of the activity in the brain is
suggest sth
flicker
fade

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image + NOUN

capture, processing
analysis
image analysis and feature recognition
distortion, manipulation
compression
processor
database, file
They can connect directly to the image files and allow the customer to view them.
transfer
a standard video output for image transfer or remote viewing

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