Dictionary Entry
conceived
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kənˈsiːvd/Word FrequencyCommon (4.9)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
In a Sentence
“Students can use conceived to explain To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate..”
Published Usage Examples
“The term 'transgendered', like the term 'queer', is a term conceived broadly enough to potentially include medieval people: a certain percentage of persons who describe themselves with this term live either in-between genders or in some other complex relationship with the binary of male and female.”
“So then in God the Word conceived by the intellect of the Father is the name of a person, but all things that are in the Father’s knowledge, whether they refer to the essence or to the persons, or to the works of God, are expressed by this Word, as Augustine declares.8 And, among other things expressed by this Word, th”
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Origin
From Latin *concipere* meaning “to take together, to become pregnant.”
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Poetry examples for “conceived”
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