conceive

con|ceive /kəns'iːv/ (conceives conceiving conceived)
1 [VERB] usu with brd-neg, V of n/-ing, V of n/-ing, also V that
If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money...
He was immensely ambitious but unable to conceive of winning power for himself.
2 [VERB] V n as n/-ing, V of n as n/-ing, V of n as n/-ing
If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water...
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change...
Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.
3 [VERB] V n, V of n
If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done.
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels...
He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968.
4 [VERB] V, V n
When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive...
A mother who already has non-identical twins is more likely to conceive another set of twins.