(v. t.) To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of.
(v. t.) To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope.
(v. t.) To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand.
(v. i.) To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.
(v. i.) To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; -- with of.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, each of the studies had numerous methodological flaws which biased their results against finding a relationship: either their outcome measures had questionable validity, their research designs were inappropriate, or the statistical analyses were poorly conceived.
(2) It is conceivable that DNA replication of RSF1010 does not need the priming mechanism for lagging strand synthesis and proceeds by the strand displacement mechanism.
(3) The nature of the cystatin C-immunoreactive substance in some of these vascular lesions is uncertain, but it might conceivably play an additional important role in the pathogenesis of brain hemorrhage in these cases.
(4) It is conceivable that this overall enhancement of the immune response induced by beta-IFN could contribute to reduce HTLV-I infection in vitro.
(5) The vertebrate body may be thus conceived as composed of 2 growth types, viz., the neural-extensive and the cellular-divisional (mitotic).
(6) "You wouldn't conceive such random movements could produce such metronomic sounds: you get this der-der-der-der-der-errrr, der-der-der-der-der-errrr.
(7) It is conceivable that the retroviral sequence contains an intragenic enhancer which is also functional in the anti-sense orientation.
(8) The authors describe several recent court cases in which judges have ignored or distorted acceptable clinical practices, conceivably creating a new liability standard whereby a tragic outcome is considered the result of failure to apply appropriate judgment.
(9) The decreased Vmax observed in platelets from hypertensive patients and reproduced by ouabain inhibition could conceivably be linked to the presence of a circulating ouabain-like factor in hypertension.
(10) It is conceivable that pristane could play a role in the development of certain malignancies in higher mammals since it is commonly found in the diet.
(11) With the rapidly mounting cost of medical care in hospitals, physicians must seek alternative forms of therapy for illnesses that could conceivably be treated by less confining methods.
(12) The first reason is that our culture has difficulty in conceiving of women as autonomous human beings with needs and desires that don't relate to men.
(13) It would also be likely to lend scope to ill-conceived prosecutions jeopardising ordinary free speech rights, such as the notorious Twitter Joke Trial .
(14) The receptors activated by muscimol (GABA-A) are clearly not the same as the ones activated by baclofen (conceivably GABA-B).
(15) It is conceivable that the lymphatic dilatation of the small intestine in Behçet's disease may be related to increased flow of lymph due to excessive vascular hyperpermeability and may not be related to a block of lymphatic system which has been considered to be a cause of enteric protein loss in intestinal lymphangiectasia.
(16) It is conceivable that, in the future, antibiotic therapy will have to be combined with antiphlogistic agents.
(17) Fewer multiparous cows given two injections 14 d apart and inseminated after estrus conceived than did cows given two injections and a progesterone intravaginal coil inserted 8 d after the first injection (42 vs. 66%).
(18) The almost-Orwellian technology that enables the government to store and analyze the phone metadata of every telephone user in the United States is unlike anything that could have been conceived in 1979 [...] I cannot imagine a more "indiscriminate" and "arbitrary invasion" than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on virtually every single citizen for purposes of querying and analyzing it without prior judicial approval.
(19) The transplantation of a reduced liver was conceived to circumvent this problem.
(20) This is the scrubber that Comer paid for, Lackner conceived and Wright built.
Imagine
Definition:
(v. t.) To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
(v. t.) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5.
(v. t.) To represent to one's self; to think; to believe.
(v. i.) To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
(v. i.) To think; to suppose.
Example Sentences:
(1) 4) Parents imagined that fruit drinks, carbonated beverages and beverages with lactic acid promoted tooth decay.
(2) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
(3) He's called out for his lack of imagination in a stinging review by a leading food critic (Oliver Platt) and - after being introduced to Twitter by his tech-savvy son (Emjay Anthony) - accidentally starts a flame war that will lead to him losing his job.
(4) Not long ago the comeback would have been impossible to imagine.
(5) New developments in data storage and retrieval forecast applications that could not have been imagined even a year or two ago.
(6) This may have been a pointed substitute programme, management perhaps imagining a future where electronic presenters will simply download their minds to MP3-players.
(7) Imagining faces was also the only condition that led to an increase of activity in the left inferior occipital region which has been suggested by previous studies as being a crucial area for visual imagery.
(8) "It is difficult to imagine the torment experienced by the vulnerable victims of crimes such as these.
(9) "The role of leader is one of the greatest honours imaginable – but it is not a bauble to aspire for.
(10) I personally felt grateful that British TV set itself apart from its international rivals in this way, not afraid to challenge, to stretch the mind and imagination.
(11) In 2009, he allowed Imagine to be played on the cathedral bells.
(12) America's same-sex couples, and the politicians who have barred gay marriage in 30 states, are looking to the supreme court to hand down a definitive judgment on where the constitution stands on an issue its framers are unlikely to have imagined would ever be considered.
(13) We need not strain our powers of prediction to imagine how the Conservatives and much of the media would react.
(14) I still can’t figure out who this is aimed at: I’m imagining characters who think they’re in Wolf of Wall Street, with such an inflated sense of entitlement that even al desko meals need to come with Michelin tags.
(15) Imagine a Swansea player plays against Chelsea on Saturday and then goes to Manchester City, then he plays against Chelsea again the next week.
(16) I am acutely aware that not all of you, by any stretch of the imagination, will approve of everything I have done.
(17) The Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin's son Shane, who clearly had the more imaginative father of the three, was drafted 18th; he'll be playing for the Dallas Mavericks.
(18) There is never any chink in her composure – any hint of tension – and while I can't imagine what it must feel like to be so at ease with one's world, I don't think she is faking it.
(19) After all those years imagining what he would look like; first his hair, then his forehead and then those blue, blue eyes gradually revealed themselves.
(20) Our older population is the most impressive, self-sacrificing and imaginative part of our entire community.