I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.
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Conceive
/kənˈsiːv/
Synonyms for "conceive" (326 found)
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Closest matches (66)
Verb(11 words)
absorbacceptaccount asanimateappreciateapprehendassimilateassumeauthorbe acquainted withbe afraidbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant ofbe conscious ofbe conversant withbe informedbe with onebearbeget
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believebreathe life intobreedbring aboutbring forthbring into beingbring into existencebring to effectbring to lifebring to passcall into beingcall into existencecatchcatch oncausecerebratecogitablecogitatecognizecoincome with childcompasscomprehendconceitconceptualizeconcludeconcoctconjectureconjure upconsidercontrive
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (97)
cook upcouchcouch in termscreatedaresaydeducedeemdesigndevelopdevisedigdigestdiscerndiscoverdivinedodreamdream upeffecteffectuate
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embody in wordsendow with lifeenergizeengenderentertain ideasenvisageenvisionestablishesteemestimateevolveexcogitateexercise the mindexpectexperience imaginativelyexpressfabricatefancyfantasizefatherfathomfeaturefeelfictionalizefollowformform ideasformularizeformulatefoundframegathergenerategestategetget hold ofget the driftget the hang ofget the ideaget the picturegive being togive birthgive birth togive expression togive life togive occasion togive origin togive rise togive words togrant
Noun(13 words)
craftcraft plandesign descriptordesignsdevice functiondevisingdreamingdreamsenvisagingenvisioningfantasyinggerminated seedgestating
Verb(13 words)
createcreates artdevisedevise a proceduredeviseddevisesenvisagefertilizedformulateformulatedformulatinggestatedgestates
Adjective(1 words)
danish skabe
Related words (163)
graspguesshatchhavehave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave information abouthave it tapedhave knowledge ofhave the ideaheedholdhold ashypothesizeideateimageimagineimprovise
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inaugurateinferinspiritinstituteintellectualizeinventjudgekenknowlearnletlet belook upon asmaintainmakemake domake do withmake outmake upmarkmastermastermindmaturemeditatemintmoldnotenoticeobserveoccasionopineoriginateparagraphperceivephraseplanplotponderpositpossesspostulateprefigureprehendpresentpresumepresupposepresurmiseprocreateproduceprojectprovisionally acceptputput in wordsquickenreadrealizereasonreckonrecognizeregardremarkreputerhetorizeruminatesavvysayseeseizeseize the meaningsenseset afloatset down asset on footset outset upshapesirespawnspeculatestatestrike outstylesuggestsuperfetatesupposesurmisesuspecttaketake fortake for grantedtake intake ittake to bethinkthink outthink uptrowtwigunderstandview asvisionvisualizevitalizevivifyweenwitwordworkwotwot of
Verb(16 words)
Noun(16 words)
hatcheshatchinghatching processimagined settinginvent a gameinvent locallyinventingmastermindmastermindsoriginal workpicturespicturingplain designsprivately developedverb of creationvisions
Adjective(1 words)
one-off motif design
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More general
15 entriesbeliefchange statecognitioncreate by mental actcreate mentallyevaluatefertilityidea formationinterpretationjudgemental processpass judgmentreproductionturnunderstanding
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
5 entriesconceive a hypothesisconceive a planconceive a theoryconceive an ideaconceive of
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
We cannot conceive science without a hypothesis.
Source: tatoeba (25317)
I can't conceive how I could have made such a mistake.
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I can't conceive of her deceiving me.
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