conceived

[ kuhn-seevd ]
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adjective
  1. 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.

  2. 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
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of conceive.

Origin of conceived

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Other words from conceived

  • un·con·ceived, adjective
  • well-con·ceived, adjective

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