Conceive

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think;

— with of.

II. Conceive ·vt To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of.

III. Conceive ·vi To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to Breed; to become pregnant.

IV. Conceive ·vt To form in the mind; to Plan; to Devise; to Generate; to Originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope.

V. Conceive ·vt To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to Know; to Imagine; to Comprehend; to Understand.