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

单词	conceivers
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 conceivers noun plural of conceiver as in designers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance designers devisers contrivers inventors innovators founding fathers institutors makers inaugurators spawners introducers formulators cocreators instituters generators producers builders creators galvanizers cofounders co-creators authors researchists founders developers begetters initiators researchers establishers pioneers co-founders promoters originators organizers fathers sires inspirers inspirations encouragers Antonyms & Near Antonyms students pupils supporters followers disciples
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conceive

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