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pre⋅con⋅ceive

  [pree-kuhn-seev]
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–verb (used with object), -ceived, -ceiv⋅ing.
to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
Origin:
1570–80; pre- + conceive
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pre·con·ceive   (prē'kən-sēv')   
tr.v.   pre·con·ceived, pre·con·ceiv·ing, pre·con·ceives
To form (an opinion, for example) before possessing full or adequate knowledge or experience.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

preconceive 
1580, from pre- + conceive (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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