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conceive
What does conceive mean?
conceive (verb): have the idea for.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use conceive in a sentence?
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- This library was well conceived. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce conceive?
/kənˈsiv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does conceive come from?
From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to conceive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “conceive” mean?
mark as different
Not quite: that's what distinguish means.
have the idea for
Right! That's what “conceive” means.
to come into view
Not quite: that's what emerge means.
to choose; select
Not quite: that's what opt means.
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