conceived

American  

[kuhn-seevd] / kənˈsivd /

adjective

1. having been formed, originated, or expressed.

   The manuscript is more a series of anecdotes than a fully conceived novel.

   The dinner started with a brilliantly conceived trio of appetizers.

2. having come into existence as the product of fertilization.

   Scientists continue to study how the single cell of a newly conceived zygote differentiates into the many cells that make up the various body parts of a developing fetus.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conceive.

Other Word Forms

• unconceived adjective
• well-conceived adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceived

conceive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years.

From Los Angeles Times

“The show was conceived as a show about a single relationship, this friendship,” Guest says.

From Los Angeles Times

It was an idea conceived by Mark Featherstone-Witty - who helped set up The Brit School in London - and Sir Paul McCartney, who had attended when it was the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys.

From BBC

He conceived and executed it with unerring vision and remarkable flair.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Booker-Prize winning author said the film as conceived was not intended as a commentary on the here and now.

From Barron's

Related Words

• chartered
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