conceive

verb

con·ceive kən-ˈsēv How to pronounce conceive (audio)

conceived; conceiving

transitive verb

: to become pregnant with (young)

conceive a child

: to cause to begin : originate

a project conceived by the company's founder

: to take into one's mind

conceive a prejudice

: to form a conception of : imagine

a badly conceived design

cleverly conceived teleplays

: to apprehend by reason or imagination : understand

unable to conceive his reasons

It is easy enough to conceive the notion that your island is a sort of fortress.

Paul Theroux

: to have as an opinion

I cannot conceive that he acted alone.

intransitive verb

: to become pregnant

: to have a conception

—usually used with of

conceives of death as emptinessIt is hard to conceive of all the work that must have been involved in starting off from scratch.

Harold Fromm

conceiver noun

Example Sentences

When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part. As conceived by the committee, the bill did not raise taxes. a woman who has been unable to conceive a woman who has been unable to conceive a child

Recent Examples on the Web The couple had been open about their efforts to conceive, with Heather documenting her fertility journey on Instagram.

Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Catherine’s struggle to conceive and ongoing conflicts between noblemen and religious factions—the Protestant Huguenots and the Catholics—also dominate the action.

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 The moms told Fox News Digital that the term is regressive by defining a woman on her ability to conceive a child.

Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 28 July 2022 Rafe Spall and Esther Smith star as Jason and Nikki, a couple trying to conceive and deciding to adopt in order to expand their family.

Amy Mackelden, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Adrienne Bailon has been an open book about her struggles to conceive with husband Israel Houghton.

Lanae Brody, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 The pair had been matched by an international breeding program but failed to conceive over the past four years.

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 Making that near-term challenge even more difficult to conceive is the study’s finding that demand for this critical mineral will rise even further, to 53 MMt, by 2050, and remain at elevated levels into the future.

David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 If dozens of infertile couples within his own community used his donations to conceive, these children all have important reasons to learn their DNA heritage.

Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More

conceives

verb

present tense third-person singular of conceive

as in envisions

to form a mental picture of it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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envisions
sees
contemplates
envisages
dreams
visualizes
pictures
imagines
fantasizes
features
fancies
visions
plans
conceits
fantasies
images
reflects
foresees
invents
ponders
hallucinates
concocts
relives
daydreams
ruminates
ideates
conjures (up)
meditates
manufactures
muses
prefigures
re-creates
fabricates
reminisces
projects
stargazes
makes up

as in understands

to have a clear idea of I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

understands
knows
comprehends
sees
recognizes
deciphers
grasps
perceives
appreciates
discerns
realizes
apprehends
gets
beholds
intuits
assimilates
senses
cognizes
seizes
makes
decodes
registers
twigs
catches
groks
digs
makes out
absorbs
picks up on
digests
compasses
penetrates
tumbles (to)
catches on (to)
savvies
cottons (to or on to)
fathoms
pierces
takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misses
misunderstands
misinterprets
misconceives
misconstrues
misreads
mistakes
misapprehends
misperceives

as in thinks

to have as an opinion I just can't conceive that he would have lied

Synonyms & Similar Words

thinks
believes
considers
deems
figures
feels
supposes
guesses
imagines
perceives
assumes
holds
reckons
esteems
judges
accepts
allows
presupposes
relies
regards
presumes
depends
views
trusts
concludes
surmises
deduces
infers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

distrusts
suspects
rejects
doubts
questions
mistrusts
discredits
disbelieves

单词	conceives
释义	conceive verb con·ceive kən-ˈsēv conceived; conceiving transitive verb 1 a : to become pregnant with (young) conceive a child b : to cause to begin : originate a project conceived by the company's founder 2 a : to take into one's mind conceive a prejudice b : to form a conception of : imagine a badly conceived design cleverly conceived teleplays 3 : to apprehend by reason or imagination : understand unable to conceive his reasons It is easy enough to conceive the notion that your island is a sort of fortress. Paul Theroux 4 : to have as an opinion I cannot conceive that he acted alone. intransitive verb 1 : to become pregnant 2 : to have a conception —usually used with of conceives of death as emptinessIt is hard to conceive of all the work that must have been involved in starting off from scratch. Harold Fromm conceiver noun Synonyms conceit [chiefly dialect] conjure (up) dream envisage envision fancy fantasize fantasy feature ideate image imagine picture see vision visualize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part. As conceived by the committee, the bill did not raise taxes. a woman who has been unable to conceive a woman who has been unable to conceive a child Recent Examples on the Web The couple had been open about their efforts to conceive, with Heather documenting her fertility journey on Instagram. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Catherine’s struggle to conceive and ongoing conflicts between noblemen and religious factions—the Protestant Huguenots and the Catholics—also dominate the action. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 The moms told Fox News Digital that the term is regressive by defining a woman on her ability to conceive a child. Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 28 July 2022 Rafe Spall and Esther Smith star as Jason and Nikki, a couple trying to conceive and deciding to adopt in order to expand their family. Amy Mackelden, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Adrienne Bailon has been an open book about her struggles to conceive with husband Israel Houghton. Lanae Brody, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 The pair had been matched by an international breeding program but failed to conceive over the past four years. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 Making that near-term challenge even more difficult to conceive is the study’s finding that demand for this critical mineral will rise even further, to 53 MMt, by 2050, and remain at elevated levels into the future. David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 If dozens of infertile couples within his own community used his donations to conceive, these children all have important reasons to learn their DNA heritage. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take — more at heave entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition conceive verb con·ceive kən-ˈsēv conceived; conceiving 1 : to form an idea of : imagine She is unable to conceive how it happened. 2 : think sense 1 He was generally conceived of as a genius. Medical Definition conceive verb con·ceive kən-ˈsēv conceived; conceiving transitive verb : to become pregnant with (young) intransitive verb : to become pregnant conceives verb present tense third-person singular of conceive 1 as in envisions to form a mental picture of it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance envisions sees contemplates envisages dreams visualizes pictures imagines fantasizes features fancies visions plans conceits fantasies images reflects foresees invents ponders hallucinates concocts relives daydreams ruminates ideates conjures (up) meditates manufactures muses prefigures re-creates fabricates reminisces projects stargazes makes up 2 as in understands to have a clear idea of I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism Synonyms & Similar Words understands knows comprehends sees recognizes deciphers grasps perceives appreciates discerns realizes apprehends gets beholds intuits assimilates senses cognizes seizes makes decodes registers twigs catches groks digs makes out absorbs picks up on digests compasses penetrates tumbles (to) catches on (to) savvies cottons (to or on to) fathoms pierces takes in Antonyms & Near Antonyms misses misunderstands misinterprets misconceives misconstrues misreads mistakes misapprehends misperceives See More 3 as in thinks to have as an opinion I just can't conceive that he would have lied Synonyms & Similar Words thinks believes considers deems figures feels supposes guesses imagines perceives assumes holds reckons esteems judges accepts allows presupposes relies regards presumes depends views trusts concludes surmises deduces infers Antonyms & Near Antonyms distrusts suspects rejects doubts questions mistrusts discredits disbelieves See More
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