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conceive

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  1. think                 
 
con.ceive \k*n-'se-v\ vb [ME conceiven, fr. OF conceivre, fr. L concipere 
   to take in,]conceive, fr. com- + capere to take 1: to become pregnant with 
   (young)  2a: to take into one's mind {~ a prejudice against him}  2b: to 
   form a conception of : IMAGINE, IMAGE  archaic  3: to apprehend by reason 
   or imagination : UNDERSTAND  4: to be of the opinion  1: to become pregnant 
    2: to have a conception  - con.ceiv.er n