conceive[verb]Synonyms:- imagine, believe, comprehend, envisage, fancy, suppose, think, understand
- think up, contrive, create, design, devise, formulate
- become pregnant, become impregnated
Related Words: excogitate,
cogitate,
speculate,
meditate,
ponder,
ruminate,
heed,
mark,
note,
notice,
observe,
remark,
judge,
deem,
feel
English Thesaurus: invent, create, think of something/think up something, come up with something, make something up, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧ceive AC /kənˈsiːv/
verb [
Word Family: verb:
conceive;
noun:
conception;
adjective:
conceivable ≠
inconceivable]
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Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: conceivre, from Latin concipere 'to take in, conceive', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + capere 'to take']
1. [intransitive and transitive] formal to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way
(cannot) conceive of (doing) something
Many people can’t conceive of a dinner without meat or fish.conceive that He could not conceive that anything really serious could be worrying his friend.conceive what/why/how etc I can hardly conceive what it must be like here in winter.conceive of something/somebody as something Language may be conceived of as a process which arises from social interaction.2. [transitive] to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind ⇒
conception:
Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.3. [intransitive and transitive] to become
pregnant ⇒
conception:
fertility treatment for women who have difficulty conceiving [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
invent to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it:
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Who invented the Internet?create to make or design something new and original:
We decided to create the software ourselves. For her latest book, she has created a whole new group of characters.think of something/think up something to produce a new idea, plan, method, excuse etc by thinking:
I’ve thought of an idea. They’re always trying to think up new ways to improve efficiency.come up with something to produce a new idea, a way of dealing with something etc, especially a good one:
How did you come up with that idea? Ellis came up with the solution to the problem immediately.make something up to invent a story, song, game, excuse etc:
My mother used to make up bedtime stories for us. I didn’t want to go to the class, so I decided to make up an excuse.dream something up to think of an idea or plan, especially one that seems unusual or even crazy:
It can’t be easy dreaming up new advertisements all the time. I wonder who dreamt up that idea!devise formal to invent a way of doing something, especially one that is clever or complicated:
This system was devised as a way of measuring students’ progress.conceive formal to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind:
The project was originally conceived by a Dutch businessman two years ago. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲