# conceive

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SEEV" /kənˈsiːv/

## Verb

1. To develop and form an idea, plan, or design in the mind; to imagine it.
   - Simple: To think up a new idea or plan in your mind.
   - _The architect conceived the museum as a series of interlocking glass pavilions._
   - _Engineers conceive new designs long before any prototype is built._
2. To imagine something as being a certain way; to hold a mental conception or representation of it.
   - Simple: To picture something in your mind, or to think of it as being a certain way.
   - _Ancient cultures conceived of the heavens as a great rotating dome._
   - _We tend to conceive of justice as something blind and impartial._
3. To become pregnant; to begin the growth of a child.
   - Simple: To become pregnant and start growing a baby.
   - _She conceived shortly after the couple moved to the coast._
   - _Some women conceive easily, while others need medical help._
4. To understand a particular person, taking in what they say or what kind of person they are.
   - Simple: To understand a person and what they are saying or what they are like.

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English "conceyven," borrowed from Old French "concevoir," which in turn derives from the Latin "concipere," meaning "to devise, to conceive."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conceive (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).