Dictionary entry

Conceive (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Con‐ceive″, v. i. 1. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.

A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son.

Isa. vii. 14.

2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; — with of.

Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their own natures.

I. Watts.