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Verb
/kənˈsēv/,
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conceived, past participle; conceived, past tense; conceiving, present participle; conceives, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Become pregnant with (a child)
    • - she was conceived when her father was 49
  2. (of a woman) Become pregnant
    • - five months ago Wendy conceived
  3. Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind
    • - the dam project was originally conceived in 1977
    • - a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery
  4. Form a mental representation of; imagine
    • - without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights
    • - we could not conceive of such things happening to us
  5. Become affected by (a feeling)
    • - he conceived a passion for football
  1. (conceive) gestate: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
  2. (conceive) think: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
  3. (conceive) become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
  4. Fertilisation (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism. In animals, the process involves the fusion of an ovum with a sperm, which eventually leads to the development of an embryo. ...
  5. (Conceive (idea)) A concept (abstract term: conception) is a cognitive unit of meaning—an abstract idea or a mental symbol sometimes defined as a "unit of knowledge," built from other units which act as a concept's characteristics. ...
  6. (Conceive (magazine)) Conceive Magazine is a quarterly health and lifestyle publication that provides information about women's health and fertility, about various methods of conception (natural, alternative, assisted and high-tech), and about adoption. ...
  7. "Conceived" is the first single released by Beth Orton from her album Comfort of Strangers. It was released as a download single via iTunes on 29 November 2005, and then on CD and vinyl on 30 January 2006. It peaked at #44 in the UK official singles chart. ...
  8. (Conceive) To become pregnant. Conception is the process by which an egg is released, fertilised by sperm, travels to the uterus and attaches itself to the uterine wall. Taking oral contraceptive pills prevents ovulation and fertilisation.
  9. (Conceive) To form or develop a concept or idea within the mind.
  10. (Conceive) To give birth to an idea.
  11. (conceive) Pronunciation  (kən-sēv')
  12. (conceive) We, in our separated state, cannot conceive of the infinite Love, Light, Peace, Joy, Freedom and Knowledge that is our birthright as Children of God. On the other hand, Spirit (the Holy Spirit or Self) cannot conceive of being apart from God. ...
  13. (conceive) concevoir / devenir enceinte
  14. The act of conception.