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- DictionaryCon·ceive/kənˈsēv/
verb
- 1. become pregnant with (a child): "she was conceived when her father was 49"
- 2. form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind: "the dam project was originally conceived in 1977"
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.
4 days ago · conceive in British English. (kənˈsiːv ) verb. 1. (when intr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object) to have an idea (of); imagine; think. 2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to hold as an opinion; believe. 3. (transitive) to develop or form, esp in the mind.
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)…
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 be able to imagine something: I cannot conceive of anything more horrible. conceive verb (IDEA) to think of an idea or plan: The original idea for the novel was conceived in Rome. (Definition of conceive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of conceive. in Chinese (Traditional) 想像, 想出, 構想… See more.
4 days ago · Definition of 'conceive' Word Frequency. conceive. (kənsiv ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense conceives, present participle conceiving, past tense, past participle conceived. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb [usu with brd-neg] If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
1. To form or hold an idea: Ancient peoples conceived of the earth as flat. 2. To become pregnant. [Middle English conceiven, from Old French concevoir, conceiv-, from Latin concipere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots .] con·ceiv′a·bil′i·ty, con·ceiv′a·ble·ness n.
