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conceived
[kuhn-seevd]
adjective
having been formed, originated, or expressed.
The manuscript is more a series of anecdotes than a fully conceived novel.
The dinner started with a brilliantly conceived trio of appetizers.
having come into existence as the product of fertilization.
Scientists continue to study how the single cell of a newly conceived zygote differentiates into the many cells that make up the various body parts of a developing fetus.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of conceive.
Other Word Forms
- unconceived adjective
- well-conceived adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conceived1
Example Sentences
Answers to these questions may have died with the men who conceived the plan.
Sly conceived of the Family Stone as a rainbow coalition of soul, with male and female, white and Black members.
The new aid hubs in Gaza are a scheme conceived by Israel with the support of the United States to replace the operation run by United Nations agencies and other experienced international aid groups.
The modern spending review was conceived by Gordon Brown in an era when he wanted to flaunt his largesse.
The UN and its donors say the new model is poorly conceived and politically motivated, incapable of replacing the decades-long tried and tested international humanitarian ecosystem in Gaza.
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