conceived

[kuhn-seevd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unconceived adjective
• well-conceived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conceived¹

conceive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

When he first conceived of the show nearly a decade ago, ChatGPT didn’t exist.

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It was conceived in recognition of the veterans' issue, which has re-surfaced on the green benches as the new bill begins its passage.

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First conceived as a children’s program for Chile’s public television, “31 Minutos” debuted in March 2003, and now spans four seasons.

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The campus, divided into six pilot programs, was conceived as an investment in underserved students and an embodiment of RFK’s legacy of social justice and tolerance.

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A program interview with its authors indicates that the play was originally conceived by Mr. Glossman as a triptych drawing on three stories from Mr. Hanks’s 2017 collection of stories, “Uncommon Type.”

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