conceived

[ kuhn-seevd ]

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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·con·ceived adjective
• well-con·ceived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conceived¹

conceive ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Alice May Pelkey was born on Feb. 28, 1941, in Brooklyn, though she liked to tell people that she had been conceived in Provincetown.

From New York Times

‘Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face.’

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1964 film “Dr. Strangelove,” the unhinged Gen. Jack D. Ripper declares that “fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face” — echoing the position of the John Birch Society.

From Los Angeles Times

The innovation at Loughborough is the surfaces, conceived to give England teams more exposure to conditions found in places like Australia and South Africa.

From BBC

It’s telling that he conceived of his scenes in clearly delineated horizontal bars that give sky, earth and the Danube River an unshakable, marble-like solidity.

From New York Times

Related Words

• chartered
• completed
• founded
• incorporated
• initiated
• organized
• ratified
• set up
• settled