Definition of Conceive

1. Verb. Have the idea for. "Did he conceive his major works over a short period of time?"; "This library was well conceived"


2. Verb. Judge or regard; look upon; judge. "They conceive that there was a traffic accident "; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

3. Verb. Become pregnant; undergo conception. "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
Specialized synonyms: Superfetate
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Entails: Copulate, Couple, Mate, Pair
Derivative terms: Conception, Conceptive

Definition of Conceive

1. v. t. To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of.

2. v. i. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.

Definition of Conceive

1. Verb. (transitive) To develop an idea. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To understand someone. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive or transitive) To become pregnant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conceive

1. to understand [v -CEIVED, -CEIVING, -CEIVES] - See also: understand

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conceive

concedo
conceit
conceited
conceitedly
conceitedness
conceitednesses
conceiting
conceitless
conceits
conceity
conceiv'd
conceivability
conceivable
conceivableness
conceivably
conceive (current term)
conceive of
conceived
conceiver
conceivers
conceives
conceiving
concelebrant
concelebrants
concelebrate
concelebrated
concelebrates
concelebrating
concelebration
concelebrations

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