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| con·ceive [ kən sv ] (past and past participle con·ceived, present participle con·ceiv·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ceives) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb think of or imagine something: to form an idea or concept of something in your mind
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2. transitive verb invent or devise something: to think up something such as a plan or an invention that could be put into action
 conceived and written by John Sander
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3. transitive verb start to experience something: to produce something from the mind such as an emotion
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4. transitive and intransitive verb become pregnant: to become pregnant with a child or with young
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5. transitive verb understand: to understand something
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| [13th century. < Old French conceiv-, stem of concevoir< Latin concipere "take in" < capere "seize, take"] |
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 con·ceiv·er noun |
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