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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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   The meaning of CONCEIVE is to become pregnant with (young). How to use conceive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conceive.

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   CONCEIVE definition: 1. to imagine something: 2. to invent a plan or an idea: 3. to become pregnant, or to cause a…. Learn more.

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   Conceive definition: to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.). See examples of CONCEIVE used in a sentence.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONCEIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. She had conceived the idea of a series of novels. [VERB noun] He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968. [VERB + of] 4. verb. When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.

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   Definition of conceive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › conceiveConceive - definition of conceive by The Free Dictionary

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   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.