v. t. | 1. | To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of. |
2. | To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; | |
3. | To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand. | |
v. i. | 1. | To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant. |
2. | To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; - with of. |
Verb | 1. | conceive - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" |
2. | conceive - 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. | conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |