conceive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English conceiven < Old French concever < Latin concipere (“‘to take in, receive, conceive, become pregnant, etc.’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + capere (“‘to take’”). Cf. deceive, perceive, receive.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːv
[edit] Verb
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to conceive (third-person singular simple present conceives, present participle conceiving, simple past and past participle conceived)
- (transitive) To develop an idea.
- (transitive) To understand someone.
- (intransitive) To become pregnant.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
to develop an idea
to understand someone
to become pregnant
[edit] External links
- conceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- conceive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
