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conceive
[kuhn-seev]
verb (used with object)
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.).
He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
to form a notion or idea of; imagine.
to hold as an opinion; think; believe.
I can't conceive that it would be of any use.
to experience or form (a feeling).
to conceive a great love for music.
to express, as in words.
to become pregnant with.
to beget.
to begin, originate, or found (something) in a particular way (usually used in the passive).
a new nation conceived in liberty.
Archaic., to understand; comprehend.
verb (used without object)
to form an idea; think (usually followed byof ).
to become pregnant.
conceive
/ kənˈsiːv /
verb
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 mind
she conceived a passion for music
to become pregnant with (young)
rare, (tr) to express in words
Other Word Forms
- conceiver noun
- nonconceiving noun
- reconceive verb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of conceive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Some industry players worry that poorly conceived IPOs could send mortgage rates up, which Bessent has stressed needs to be avoided.
The defensive game plan was poorly conceived and stubbornly inflexible.
"What makes anime for us is that it is authentically conceived and created in Japan," he said.
The track was initially conceived as a tribute video for Osbourne and Black Sabbath before the band suggested turning it into a charity single.
They had two options – either have a version of IVF whereby the embryo is tested for the gene before implantation, or conceive naturally and have the developing embryo tested.
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