CONCEIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONCEIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “conceive”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “conceive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Conceive” are: believe, consider, think, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate, get pregnant, become pregnant, become impregnated, become inseminated, become fertilized, think up, think of, come up with, dream up, draw up, devise, form, formulate, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, create, develop, evolve, imagine, envisage, visualize, picture, picture in one's mind's eye, conjure up an image of, see, perceive, grasp, appreciate, apprehend

Conceive as a Verb

Definitions of "Conceive" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conceive” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.
• Judge or regard; look upon; judge.
• Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.
• Form a mental representation of; imagine.
• Have the idea for.
• Become pregnant; undergo conception.
• (of a woman) become pregnant.
• Become affected by (a feeling.

Synonyms of "Conceive" as a verb (38 Words)

appreciate	Hold dear. Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter.
apprehend	Get the meaning of something. He is a man that apprehends death no more dreadfully but as a drunken sleep.
become fertilized	Undergo a change or development.
become impregnated	Come into existence.
become inseminated	Enhance the appearance of.
become pregnant	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
believe	Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. We didn t believe his stories from the War.
coin	Make metal into coins. Coin phrases or words.
come up with	Proceed or get along.
conceptualise	Have the idea for.
conceptualize	Have the idea for. Sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.
conjure up an image of	Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.
consider	Give careful consideration to. I don t consider that I m to blame.
create	Create or manufacture a man made product. He was created a baronet.
design	Create the design for create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner. Dupont designs for the house of Chanel.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten.
devise	Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought. Devise a plan to take over the director s office.
draw up	Write a legal document or paper.
dream up	Experience while sleeping.
envisage	Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
evolve	Develop gradually. The domestic dog is thought to have evolved from the wolf.
form	Bring or be brought into a certain formation. Peasants and miners were formed into a militia.
formulate	Put into words or an expression. He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees.
frame	Enclose in a frame as of a picture. He had had the photo framed.
gestate	Be pregnant with. Rabbits gestate for approximately twenty eight days.
get pregnant	Move into a desired direction of discourse.
grasp	Seize and hold firmly. She grasped the bottle.
imagine	Form a mental image or concept of. I couldn t imagine what she expected to tell them.
invent	Concoct something artificial or untrue. He invented an improved form of the steam engine.
originate	Bring into being. The flight originates in Calcutta.
perceive	Become conscious of. If Guy does not perceive himself as disabled nobody else should.
picture	Show in or as in a picture. She pictured Benjamin waiting.
picture in one's mind's eye	Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind.
see	Go to see a place as for entertainment. I must see your passport before you can enter the country.
think	Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting. Think thin.
think of	Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation.
think up	Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation.
visualize	View the outline of by means of an X-ray. With this machine ultrasound can be visualized.

Usage Examples of "Conceive" as a verb

• Five months ago Wendy conceived.
• This library was well conceived.
• We could not conceive of such things happening to us.
• I had conceived a passion for another.
• Without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights.
• A brilliantly conceived and executed robbery.
• She was conceived when her father was 49.
• The racist conceives such people to be inferior.
• My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day.
• She cannot conceive.
• He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients.
• The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.

Associations of "Conceive" (30 Words)

abstract	An abstract work of art. Abstract concepts such as love or beauty.
abstraction	The process of removing something, especially water from a river or other source. Topics will vary in degrees of abstraction.
conceivable	Capable of being imagined. The body was photographed from every conceivable angle.
conception	Ability to imagine; understanding. An unfertilized egg before conception.
conceptualize	Have the idea for. Sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.
creation	God’s act of bringing the universe into existence. Creation of a coalition government.
creative	A person whose job involves creative work. Creative writing.
creativity	The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. Firms are keen to encourage creativity.
detection	The detection that a signal is being received. Detection is hard on the feet.
discover	Make a discovery make a new finding. It was a relief to discover that he wasn t in.
discovery	The compulsory disclosure, by one party to an action to another, of relevant testimony or documents. The discovery of the body.
espy	Catch sight of. She espied her daughter rounding the corner.
fanciful	Indulging in or influenced by fancy. Fanciful lunar inhabitants.
idea	An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. He has an idea that we don t like him.
ideational	Relating to the formation of ideas or concepts. Policy has been shaped by both material and ideational factors.
imagery	The ability to form mental images of things or events. The impact of computer generated imagery on contemporary art.
imaginable	Possible to be thought of or believed. The most spectacular views imaginable.
imagination	The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. She d never been blessed with a vivid imagination.
imagine	Expect, believe, or suppose. I couldn t imagine what she expected to tell them.
innovation	A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. Technological innovations designed to save energy.
invention	Used as a title for a short piece of music. Medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.
inventive	Marked by independence and creativity in thought or action- Lewis Mumford. Had an inventive turn of mind.
mindset	The established set of attitudes held by someone. The region seems stuck in a medieval mindset.
notice	Notice or perceive. The play received good notices.
originality	The ability to think independently and creatively. She s a writer of great originality.
sight	Adjust the sight of a firearm or optical instrument. Tell me when you sight London Bridge.
thinking	The process of using your mind to consider something carefully. The selectors have some thinking to do before the match.
understand	Be understanding of. He couldn t understand why we burst out laughing.
visual	Visible- Shakespeare. The music should fit the visuals.
visualization	A chart or other image that is created as a visual representation of an object, situation, or set of information. Visualization is a helpful technique for relieving stress.