Definition of Conceives. Meaning of Conceives. Synonyms of Conceives

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Definition of Conceives

Conceive
Conceive Con*ceive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceiving.] [OF. conzoivre, concever, conceveir, F. concevoir, fr. L. oncipere to take, to conceive; con- + capere to seize or take. See Capable, and cf. Conception.] 1. To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of. She hath also conceived a son in her old age. --Luke i. 36. 2. To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope. It was among the ruins of the Capitol that I first conceived the idea of a work which has amused and exercised near twenty years of my life. --Gibbon. Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. --Is. lix. 13. 3. To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand. ``I conceive you.' --Hawthorne. O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart Cannot conceive nor name thee! --Shak. You will hardly conceive him to have been bred in the same climate. --Swift. Syn: To apprehend; imagine; suppose; understand; comprehend; believe; think.
Conceive
Conceive Con*ceive", v. i. 1. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant. A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. --Isa. vii. 14. 2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; -- with of. Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their own natures. --I. Watts.

Meaning of Conceives from wikipedia

- "Conceived" is the first single released by Beth Orton from her album Comfort of Strangers. It was released as a download single via iTunes on 29 November...
- nucleus by the process of vegetative fertilisation. In antiquity, Aristotle conceived the formation of new individuals through fusion of male and female fluids...
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- female adolescents are often in abusive relationships at the time of their conceiving. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is a non-profit organization operating...
- A mental representation (or cognitive representation), in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, is a hypothetical...
- Conceiving Ada is a 1997 film produced, written, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Henry S. Rosenthal was co-producer of the film. Emmy Coer is a computer...
- prominently referenced the nation's founding, describing it as having been "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created...
- Conceive Magazine was a health and lifestyle publication that provided information about women's health and fertility, about various methods of conception...
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