conceive
Meaning
- 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).
Synonyms
become pregnant
be pregnant
get pregnant
be with child
regard as
speculate
be in the family way
picture to oneself
cause to think
be stingy towards
eat delicacy 3
get filled with
go to unnecessary lengths
be in pregnancy
form a picture of
be impregnated
see in imagination
come up ''with smth''
devise a plan
big with child
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈsiːv/
Etymology
From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).
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