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Conceive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Conceive has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

have the idea for

"He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"

"This library was well conceived"

2

judge or regard; look upon; judge

"I think he is very smart"

"I believe her to be very smart"

"I think that he is her boyfriend"

"The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

3

become pregnant; undergo conception

"She cannot conceive"

"My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

4

To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.

"The team spent weeks conceiving a marketing strategy that would finally capture their audience's attention."

Example Sentences
"He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients" verb
"This library was well conceived" verb
"I think he is very smart" verb
"I believe her to be very smart" verb
"I think that he is her boyfriend" verb
"The racist conceives such people to be inferior" verb
"She cannot conceive" verb
"My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
create by mental act evaluate change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
design preconceive discover hold rethink think think of feel see superfetate
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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