concepire
Italian
Alternative forms
- concepere (archaic or obsolete)
Etymology
From alteration of the older form concepere, from Latin concipere, present active infinitive of concipiō. The original past participle was concetto (from Latin conceptus), later replaced by concepito.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive, also figuratively) to conceive
- Synonyms: immaginare, pensare, capire, ideare