conceive

English

/kənˈsiːv/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
  • (transitive) To understand (someone).
  • (intransitive) To become pregnant (with).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English conceiven borrowed from Old French concevoir derived from Latin concipere, concipio, concipiō (take) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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