conceive

Verb

Verb Forms: conceived, conceiving, conceives

• To form an idea or plan; to understand fully.
• have the idea for
  • "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"
  • "This library was well conceived"
• judge or regard; look upon; judge
  • "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
• become pregnant; undergo conception
  • "She cannot conceive"
  • "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
• To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
• To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
• To imagine (as); to have a conception of; to form a representation of.
• To understand (someone).

Examples

• Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.
• Can you conceive of him as a leader?
• It took her a moment to CONCEIVE how placing an ’S’ could double her score.

Synonyms

believe, conceptualise, conceptualize, consider, gestate, think

Related Words

concept, conception