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conceive

/kənˈsiːv/verb2 syllables

Conceive means: have the idea for.

Synonyms for conceive6

verb, as in have the idea for

gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise

verb, as in judge or regard; look upon; judge

What does conceive mean?3

verb

1

have the idea for“He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”

2

judge or regard; look upon; judge“I think he is very smart”

3

become pregnant; undergo conception“She cannot conceive”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with conceive?13

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Conceive in a sentence

  • What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.al_ex_an_der
  • What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.sakshi
  • I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.auxitt
  • Many couples rely on sperm donors to conceive.Nuel
  • The human mind cannot conceive of absolute nothingness.carlosalberto
  • It is not possible to conceive without perceiving.BoriQa
  • It is impossible to conceive of many without one.Hybrid
  • A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.Hybrid

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Forms of conceive

as a verb

past tense
conceived
present participle
conceiving
third-person singular
conceives
past participle
conceived