v.
1. intr. become pregnant.
2 tr. become pregnant with (a child).
3 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) a imagine, fancy, think (can't conceive that he could be guilty). b (usu. in passive) formulate, express (a belief, a plan, etc.).
Phrases and idioms:
conceive of form in the mind; imagine.
Etymology: ME f. OF conceiv- stressed stem of concevoir f. L concipere concept- (as com-, capere take)