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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
conceives, conceiving, conceived |
| definition 1: |
to give shape to in the mind.
She conceived a clever story.- synonyms:
- fancy, imagine, invent, picture, think, visualize
- similar words:
- contrive, devise, frame, hatch, lay, plan
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| definition 2: |
to be able to think of.
I cannot conceive how our house will look painted purple.- synonyms:
- fancy, imagine, picture, visualize
- similar words:
- believe, think
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| definition 3: |
to become pregnant with.
She conceived her second child this year.- similar words:
- breed, generate, hatch
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| definition 4: |
to form an idea or concept (usually followed by "of").
Can you conceive of a world without computers?- similar words:
- create, think
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| related words: |
comprehend, create, fancy, imagine, initiate, invent, picture, realize, suppose |
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| derivation: |
conceiver (n.) |
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