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conceive (verb)

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  • conceive — ► VERB 1) become pregnant with (a child). 2) devise in the mind; imagine. ORIGIN Latin concipere, from capere take …   English terms dictionary

  • conceive — verb 1 (formal) think of/imagine ADVERB ▪ brilliantly, carefully, well ▪ The plan was brilliantly conceived. ▪ poorly ▪ broadly …   Collocations dictionary

  • conceive — verb (conceived; conceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com + capere to take more at heave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to become …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • conceive — verb 1 (T) to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind: Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930 s 2 (T) formal to imagine a particular situation: conceive what/why/how etc: I find it difficult to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • conceive — I (comprehend) verb absorb, accept, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, conceptualize, conjure up, digest, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, figure out, form a conception, grasp, have an idea, ideate, image, imagine, know, perceive, picture,… …   Law dictionary

  • conceive — verb 1) they were unable to conceive Syn: become pregnant, become impregnated 2) the project was conceived in 1977 Syn: think up, think of, dream up, devise, formulate, design, originate, create, develop; …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • conceive of — verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case (Freq. 6) Can you conceive of him as the president? • Syn: ↑imagine, ↑ideate, ↑envisage • Derivationally related forms: ↑idea ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • conceive — verb a) To develop an idea. Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive. b) To understand someone. She conceived a son. See Also: conceivable, conceiver …   Wiktionary

  • conceive — verb 1) the project was conceived in 1977 Syn: think up, think of, dream up, devise, formulate, design, create, develop 2) I could hardly conceive what it must be like Syn: imagine, envisage …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • conceive — verb 1》 become pregnant with (a child). 2》 devise in the mind; imagine. Origin ME: from OFr. concevoir, from L. concipere, from com together + capere take …   English new terms dictionary

  • conceive — [[t]kənsi͟ːv[/t]] conceives, conceiving, conceived 1) VERB: usu with brd neg If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. [V of n/ ing] I just can t even conceive of that quantity of money... [V of n/ ing] He was… …   English dictionary

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