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

conceiving 1 of 2

adjective

as in impregnated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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impregnated
childbearing
pregnant
gestational
brooding
prenatal
expecting
caught
parturient
expectant
gone
gravid
enceinte
big
heavy
quick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

infertile
nonpregnant
barren
miscarrying
aborting
delivered

conceiving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conceive

as in imagining

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

imagining
envisioning
seeing
dreaming
picturing
visualizing
envisaging
fancying
fantasying
visioning
fantasizing
planning
ideating
contemplating
recreating
featuring
imaging
conceiting
inventing
foreseeing
reflecting
daydreaming
reliving
concocting
re-creating
pondering
manufacturing
ruminating
hallucinating
projecting
stargazing
meditating
conjuring (up)
musing
reminiscing
fabricating
prefiguring
making up

as in understanding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

understanding
knowing
comprehending
deciphering
recognizing
seeing
grasping
appreciating
perceiving
getting
realizing
apprehending
assimilating
making
intuiting
cognizing
sensing
discerning
registering
seizing
beholding
compassing
decoding
catching
digging
grokking
savvying
fathoming
twigging
absorbing
making out
digesting
tumbling (to)
picking up on
catching on (to)
penetrating
cottoning (to or on to)
taking in
piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

missing
mistaking
misinterpreting
misconceiving
misreading
misconstruing
misunderstanding
misperceiving
misapprehending

as in thinking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

thinking
believing
imagining
considering
figuring
guessing
supposing
feeling
perceiving
deeming
judging
holding
accepting
reckoning
assuming
esteeming
regarding
allowing
viewing
relying
trusting
presuming
depending
deducing
presupposing
inferring
concluding
surmising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

suspecting
questioning
doubting
rejecting
discrediting
distrusting
mistrusting
disbelieving

单词	conceiving
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 conceiving 1 of 2 adjective as in impregnated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance impregnated childbearing pregnant gestational brooding prenatal expecting caught parturient expectant gone gravid enceinte big heavy quick Antonyms & Near Antonyms infertile nonpregnant barren miscarrying aborting delivered conceiving 2 of 2 verb present participle of conceive 1 as in imagining 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 imagining envisioning seeing dreaming picturing visualizing envisaging fancying fantasying visioning fantasizing planning ideating contemplating recreating featuring imaging conceiting inventing foreseeing reflecting daydreaming reliving concocting re-creating pondering manufacturing ruminating hallucinating projecting stargazing meditating conjuring (up) musing reminiscing fabricating prefiguring making up 2 as in understanding to have a clear idea of I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism Synonyms & Similar Words understanding knowing comprehending deciphering recognizing seeing grasping appreciating perceiving getting realizing apprehending assimilating making intuiting cognizing sensing discerning registering seizing beholding compassing decoding catching digging grokking savvying fathoming twigging absorbing making out digesting tumbling (to) picking up on catching on (to) penetrating cottoning (to or on to) taking in piercing Antonyms & Near Antonyms missing mistaking misinterpreting misconceiving misreading misconstruing misunderstanding misperceiving misapprehending See More 3 as in thinking to have as an opinion I just can't conceive that he would have lied Synonyms & Similar Words thinking believing imagining considering figuring guessing supposing feeling perceiving deeming judging holding accepting reckoning assuming esteeming regarding allowing viewing relying trusting presuming depending deducing presupposing inferring concluding surmising Antonyms & Near Antonyms suspecting questioning doubting rejecting discrediting distrusting mistrusting disbelieving See More
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