conceive

Definition

To have a child; to become pregnant (with).

Etymology

From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).

Example Sentences

• "Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive."
• "She hath also conceived a son in her old age."
• "It was among the ruins of the Capitol that I first conceived the idea of a work which has amused and exercised near twenty years of my life."

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