conceive
verb
[ kənˈsiːv ]
• create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.
• "she was conceived when her father was 49"
• form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.
• "the dam project was originally conceived in 1977"
Similar:
think up,
think of,
come up with,
dream up,
draw up,
devise,
form,
formulate,
design,
frame,
invent,
coin,
originate,
create,
develop,
evolve,
hatch,
cook up,
contrive,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.
