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conceive
verb
1 conceive
Have the idea for:
— He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients.
— This library was well conceived.
synonyms: conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate.
Roget 515:
imagine,
fancy,
conceive;
idealize,
realize;
dream,
dream of,
dream up;
give to airy nothing a local habitation and a give to airy nothing a local habitation and a name"
[Midsummer Night's Dream].
create,
originate,
devise,
invent,
coin,
fabricate;
improvise,
strike out something new.
set one's wits to work;
strain one's invention,
crack one's invention;
rack one's brains,
ransack one's brains,
cudgel one's brains;
excogitate†;
brainstorm.
give play,
give the reins,
give a loose to the imagination,
give fancy;
indulge in reverie.
visualize,
envision,
conjure up a vision;
fancy oneself,
represent oneself,
picture,
picture-oneself,
figure to oneself;
vorstellen [G.].
float in the mind;
suggest itself
etc.
(thought)
451.
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Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Roget 66:
begin,
start,
commence;
conceive,
open,
dawn,
set in,
take its rise,
enter upon,
enter;
set out
etc.
(depart)
293;
embark in;
incept†.
initiate,
launch,
inaugurate.
inchoate,
rise,
arise,
originate.
usher in;
lead off,
lead the way;
take the lead,
take the initiative;
head;
stand at the head,
stand first,
stand for;
lay the foundations
etc.
(prepare)
673;
found
etc.
(cause)
153;
set up,
set on foot,
agoing†,
set abroach†,
set the ball in motion;
apply the match to a train;
broach;
open up,
open the door to.
get underway,
set about,
get to work,
set to work,
set to;
make a beginning,
make a start.
handsel;
take the first step,
lay the first stone,
cut the first turf;
break ground,
break the ice,
break cover;
pass the Rubicon,
cross the Rubicon;
open fire,
open the ball;
ventilate,
air;
undertake
etc.
676.
come into existence,
come into the world;
make one's debut,
take birth;
burst forth,
break out;
spring up,
spring forth,
crop up,
pop up,
appear,
materialize.
begin at the beginning,
begin ab ovo [Lat.].
begin again,
begin de novo;
start afresh,
make a fresh start,
take it from the top,
shuffle the cards,
reshuffle the cards,
resume,
recommence.
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Roget 168:
make productive
etc.
adj.;
fructify;
procreate,
generate,
fertilize,
spermative†,
impregnate;
fecundate,
fecundify†;
teem,
multiply;
produce
etc.
161;
conceive.
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Dutch: conceptualiseren
2 conceive
Judge or regard; look upon; judge:
— The racist conceives such people to be inferior.
synonyms: believe, consider, think.
Roget 484:
believe,
credit;
give faith to,
give credit to,
credence to;
see,
realize;
assume,
receive;
set down for,
take for;
have it,
take it;
consider,
esteem,
presume.
count upon,
depend upon,
calculate upon,
pin one's faith upon,
reckon upon,
lean upon,
build upon,
rely upon,
rest upon;
lay one's account for;
make sure of.
make oneself easy about,
on that score;
take on trust,
take on credit;
take for granted,
take for gospel;
allow some weight to,
attach some weight to.
know,
know for certain;
have know,
make no doubt;
doubt not;
be,
rest assured
etc.
adj.;
persuade oneself,
assure oneself,
satisfy oneself;
make up one's mind.
give one credit for;
confide in,
believe in,
put one's trust in;
place in,
repose in,
implicit confidence in;
take one's word for,
at one's word;
place reliance on,
rely upon,
swear by,
regard to.
think,
hold;
take,
take it;
opine,
be of opinion,
conceive,
trow†,
ween†,
fancy,
apprehend;
have it,
hold a belief,
possess,
entertain a belief,
adopt a belief,
imbibe a belief,
embrace a belief,
get hold of a belief,
hazard,
foster,
nurture a belief,
cherish a belief,
have an opinion,
hold an opinion,
possess,
entertain an opinion,
adopt an opinion,
imbibe an opinion,
embrace an opinion,
get hold of an opinion,
hazard an opinion,
foster an opinion,
nurture an opinion,
cherish an opinion
etc.
n..
view as,
consider as,
take as,
hold as,
conceive as,
regard as,
esteem as,
deem as,
look upon as,
account as,
set down as;
surmise
etc.
514.
get it into one's head,
take it into one's head;
come round to an opinion;
swallow
etc.
(credulity)
486.
cause to be believed
etc.
v.;
satisfy,
persuade,
have the ear of,
gain the confidence of,
assure;
convince,
convict†,
convert;
wean,
bring round;
bring over,
win over;
indoctrinate
etc.
(teach)
537;
cram down the throat;
produce conviction,
carry conviction;
bring home to,
drive home to.
go down,
find credence,
pass current;
be received
etc.
v.,
be current
etc.
adj.;
possess,
take hold of,
take possession of the mind.
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Dutch: zien, denken, inzien, menen, vinden
3 conceive
Become pregnant; undergo conception.
Dutch: zwanger worden
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