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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·ceive \kən-ˈsēv\ verb (con·ceived ; con·ceiv·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take — more at heave DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. a. to become pregnant with (young) conceive a child b. to cause to begin : originate a project conceived by the company's founder2. a. to take into one's mind conceive a prejudice b. to form a conception of : imagine a badly conceived design3. to apprehend by reason or imagination : understand unable to conceive his reasons4. to have as an opinion I cannot conceive that he acted aloneintransitive verb1. to become pregnant2. to have a conception — usually used with of conceives of death as emptinessSynonyms: see think• con·ceiv·er nounEnglish Etymologyconceive late 13c., from stem of O.Frhttp://O.Fr. conceveir, from L. concipere (pp.conceptus) "to take in and hold," from com- intensive prefix + comb. form of capere "to take," from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Originally "take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant;" sense of "take into the mind" is from mid-14c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7conceivecon·ceive / kEn5si:v / verb1. ~ (of) sth (as sth) (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine sth 想出(主意、计划等)；想像；构想；设想: ▪ [VN] He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre. 他想出了一个把旧发电站改造为艺术中心的主意。 God is often conceived of as male. 上帝常常被想像为男性。 ▪ [V (that)] I cannot conceive (= I do not believe) (that) he would wish to harm us. 我无法想像他会存心伤害我们。 ▪ [V wh-] I cannot conceive what it must be like. 我想像不出它会是什么样子。 2. when a woman conceives or conceives a child, she becomes pregnant 怀孕；怀胎 ▪ [V] She is unable to conceive. 她不能怀孕。 ▪ [VN] Their first child was conceived on their wedding night. 他们的第一个小孩是在新婚之夜怀上的。 ⇨ see also conception (3) WORD FAMILY conceive v. concept n. conception n. conceivable adj. ( ≠ inconceivable ) conceptual adj. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishconceive verb 1 think of/imagine ADV. brilliantly, carefully The plan was brilliantly conceived. | poorly | broadly The course is very broadly conceived (= it covers a wide range of topics). | narrowly | originally The dam project was originally conceived in 1977. VERB + CONCEIVE can't/cannot I cannot conceive why you paid out so much money. | be difficult to, be impossible to It is difficult to conceive of a society without money. | be easy to, be possible to PREP. of We conceive of ourselves as individuals. 2 become pregnant ADV. naturally She was unable to conceive a child naturally and was offered fertility treatment. VERB + CONCEIVE be able/unable toMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: THINK 1, envisage, envision, fancy, feature, image, imagine, realize, vision, visualize Related Words: excogitate; cogitate, speculate; meditate, ponder, ruminate 2 Synonyms: APPREHEND 1, accept, catch, compass, comprehend, ||dig, follow, grasp, twig, understand Related Words: heed, mark, note, notice, observe, remark 3 Synonyms: UNDERSTAND 3, assume, believe, expect, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, take Related Words: judge; deem, feelWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·ceive\kənˈsēv\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English conceiven, from Old French conceivre, conceveir, from Latin concipere to take, receive, conceive, proclaim, from com- + -cipere (from capere to seize, take) — more at heavetransitive verb1. a. of a mammal, especially a human being (1) : to become pregnant with : be with (child or young) (2) : beget < he conceived their child deliberately — Norman Mailer > (3) obsolete : to make pregnant : impregnate (4) : to be engendered in the womb — used passively < before he was conceived — Lk 2:21 (Authorized Version) > b. : to cause to begin : originate or start (something thought of as capable of subsequent growth and development) < Texas was conceived in debt and nourished on depleted paper — R.A.Billington > — usually used figuratively2. a. : to take into one's mind : be affected by < I have conceived a profound prejudice against such methods > b. : to form in the mind (as a concept or idea) : evolve mentally (as a plan or stratagem) : form a conception of : imagine, visualize, image < a building badly conceived and carelessly constructed >3. a. archaic : to apprehend (something) by reason or imagination b. : comprehend < conceive the man > : understand, grasp4. : to be of the opinion : think, suppose < we cannot conceive that this course is expedient now >5. archaic : to give forth : exhibit, produce6. : to give expression to : couch, frame, phraseintransitive verb1. : to become pregnant2. : to have a conception, idea, or opinion : think — usually used with ofSynonyms: see think

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