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conceived
Variant of conceive
conceive
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con·ceive (kən sēv′)
transitive verb conceived -·ceived′, conceiving -·ceiv′·ing
- to become pregnant with; cause to begin life
- to form or develop in the mind
- to hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
- to understand; apprehend
- to put in words; couch; express
Etymology: ME conceiven < OFr conceveir < L concipere (pp. conceptus), to take in, receive < com-, together + capere, to take: see have
intransitive verb
- to become pregnant
- to form a concept or idea (of)
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