Conceive — Defs

01 v. t. To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of.

imp. & p. p. Conceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceiving

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.
“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.

02 v. i. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.

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.