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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.

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. )

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