conceive
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
to form a notion or idea of; imagine.
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.
to form an idea; think (usually followed by of).
to become pregnant.
Origin of conceive
1synonym study For conceive
Other words from conceive
- con·ceiv·er, noun
- non·con·ceiv·ing, noun, adjective
- re·con·ceive, verb, re·con·ceived, re·con·ceiving.
Words Nearby conceive
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How to use conceive in a sentence
It was while taking one of Goldman’s theater classes that “Here I Am” was conceived.
An innovative Georgetown lab looks to theater to quell political fires | Peter Marks | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostIn this radical new paradigm, robots are conceived and born rather than designed and manufactured.
We’re Teaching Robots to Evolve Autonomously—So They Can Adapt to Life Alone on Distant Planets | Emma Hart | February 4, 2021 | Singularity HubAs for people breastfeeding or hoping to get pregnant, Afshar says it’s totally okay to get the vaccine whenever it becomes available, and there’s no reason to wait to start trying to conceive or begin fertility treatments.
Pregnant people can—and should—get vaccinated against COVID-19 | Sara Kiley Watson | February 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOriginally conceived as a “small house”, it started morphing into a “huge palace,” Kolesnikov tells Navalny in the video.
The Inside Story of How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace | Madeline Roache | January 29, 2021 | TimeHowever we conceive of “us,” we have ample grounds for humility.
Madeleine Albright: 'Us vs. Them' Thinking Is Tearing America Apart. But Here's Why I'm Still Hopeful About the Future | Madeleine Albright | January 15, 2021 | Time
“The issue was how to conceive what the show was going to look and feel like,” says McKenzie.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ | Marlow Stern | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe even claims that hen partridges conceive just by smelling the scent of males.
These military men find it hard to conceive that there might be no real policy at all.
He also sounds better than the crossover children he helped conceive.
I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks. | David Masciotra | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast year, as I began to conceive a novel, set in shadowy Istanbul, about the sale of a gray market antiquity worth millions.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research | Ridley Pearson | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut these were to him things so obvious that he could not conceive any reasonable person doubting them.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockBehold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and his name shall be called Emmanuel.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousYou shall conceive heat, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath as fire shall devour you.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI conceive that the strictest union of affection is requisite to conjugal felicity.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottLet us enlarge our minds to grasp it, that we may, to some extent at least, conceive its greatness and appreciate its beauties.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward
British Dictionary definitions for conceive
/ (kənˈsiːv) /
(when intr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object) to have an idea (of); imagine; think
(tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to hold as an opinion; believe
(tr) to develop or form, esp in the mind: she conceived a passion for music
to become pregnant with (young)
(tr) rare to express in words
Origin of conceive
1Derived forms of conceive
- conceiver, noun
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