conceive

/kən-ˈsēv/

Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take

verb

  1. to become pregnant with (young)

  2. to cause to begin : originate

  3. to take into one's mind

conceive a child

a project conceived by the company's founder

think conceive imagine fancy realize envisage envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.