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单词 preconceive
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preconceive

[ pree-kuhn-seev ]
/ ˌpri kənˈsiv /

verb (used with object), pre·con·ceived, pre·con·ceiv·ing.

to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.

Origin of preconceive

First recorded in 1570–80; pre- + conceive

Words nearby preconceive

precognition, precollagenous fiber, precolonial, pre-Columbian, precompose, preconceive, preconception, preconceptual stage, preconcert, precondemn, precondition
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Example sentences from the Web for preconceive

  • How little did I preconceive the conduct which, in an exigence like this, I should be prone to adopt.

    Wieland; or The Transformation|Charles Brockden Brown
  • It was impossible for Harold to preconceive the effect this had on Esther.

    Felix Holt, The Radical|George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for preconceive

preconceive
/ (ˌpriːkənˈsiːv) /

verb

(tr) to form an idea of beforehand; conceive of ahead in time
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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