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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
conceive
con·ceive (kən-sēvʹ)v. con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing, con·ceivesv. tr. 1. To become pregnant with (offspring). 2. To form or develop in the mind; devise: conceive a plan to increase profits. 3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence. 4. To be of the opinion that; think: didn't conceive such a tragedy could occur. 5. To begin or originate in a specific way: a political movement conceived in the ferment of the 1960s.v. intr. 1. To form or hold an idea: Ancient peoples conceived of the earth as flat. 2. To become pregnant. [Middle English conceiven, from Old French concevoir, conceiv-, from Latin concipere: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + capere, to take; See kap- in Indo-European Roots.] con·ceiv'a·bilʹi·ty or con·ceivʹa·ble·ness n.con·ceivʹa·ble adj.con·ceivʹa·bly adv.con·ceivʹer n.
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