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conceive
[ kuhn-seev ]
/ kənˈsiv /
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verb (used with object), con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing.
verb (used without object), con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing.
to form an idea; think (usually followed by of).
to become pregnant.
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Origin of conceive
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English from Anglo-French, Old French conceivre, from Latin concipere “to take fully, take in,” equivalent to con- con- + -cipere, combining form of capere “to take”
synonym study for conceive
2, 10. See imagine.
OTHER WORDS FROM conceive
con·ceiv·er, nounnon·con·ceiv·ing, noun, adjectivere·con·ceive, verb, re·con·ceived, re·con·ceiving.Words nearby conceive
concede, conceded, conceit, conceited, conceivable, conceive, conceived, concelebrant, concelebrate, concelebration, concent
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British Dictionary definitions for conceive
conceive
/ (kənˈsiːv) /
verb
(when intr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object) to have an idea (of); imagine; think
(tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to hold as an opinion; believe
(tr) to develop or form, esp in the mindshe conceived a passion for music
to become pregnant with (young)
(tr) rare to express in words
Derived forms of conceive
conceiver, nounWord Origin for conceive
C13: from Old French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, from capere to take
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