Definition of pre-imagine in English:
pre-imagine
verb ˌpriːɪˈmadʒɪnˌpriːɪˈmadʒn
with object To imagine beforehand, to preconceive.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Donne (1572–1631), poet and Church of England clergyman. From pre- + imagine. Compare post-classical Latin praeimaginare.