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   Con·ceive

   /kənˈsēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. become pregnant with (a child): "she was conceived when her father was 49"
   • ▪ (of a woman) become pregnant: "five months ago Wendy conceived" Similar get pregnantbecome pregnantbecome impregnatedbecome inseminatedbecome fertilized
   • 2. form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind: "the dam project was originally conceived in 1977" Similar think upthink ofcome up withdream updraw updeviseformformulatedesignframeinventcoinoriginatecreatedevelopevolvehatchcook upcontrive
   • ▪ form a mental representation of; imagine: "without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights" Similar imagineenvisagevisualizepicturepicture in one's mind's eyeconjure up an image ofthinkseeperceivegraspappreciateapprehendrare:envisionideate
   • ▪ become affected by (a feeling): literary "he conceived a passion for football"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.

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   What is the meaning of the word conceive?

   • According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conceive” as a verb can have the following definitions: Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind. Judge or regard; look upon; judge. Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg. Form a mental representation of; imagine. Have the idea for.

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   What does it mean to conceive a child?

   • 1. To become pregnant with (offspring): She conceived her first child in London, but her second child was conceived in Paris. 2. To form or develop in the mind: conceive a plan to increase profits; conceive a passion for a new acquaintance. 3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence. 4.

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   What is another word for conceiving?

   • Other forms: conceived; conceiving; conceives To conceive is to come up with an idea. If you conceive a plan for your little brother's birthday, you dream up the perfect party, complete with a magician, rented ponies, and a cake shaped like a rocket. Latin roots for conceive (by way of French) point to "take into" either "the womb" or "the mind."

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   What does conceived mean?

   • , con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing. to form an idea; think (usually followed by of ). to become pregnant. rare. See imagine. It was while taking one of Goldman’s theater classes that “Here I Am” was conceived. In this radical new paradigm, robots are conceived and born rather than designed and manufactured.

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   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.

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   Definitions of conceive. verb. have the idea for. “He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients” “This library was well conceived ” synonyms: conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate. see more. verb. judge or regard; look upon; judge. “The racist conceives such people to be inferior” synonyms: believe, consider, think. see more. verb.

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    1 [transitive] (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine something conceive something He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts center. conceive of something (as something) God is often conceived of as male. conceive (that)…