conceive of

1. 1.

   form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

   “Can you conceive of him as the president?”

   Synonymsimagineideateenvisage

   Broadercreate by mental act

   Narrowervisualizeenvisionfantasizeprefigurethinkfantasydream

Questions about conceive of

What does conceive of mean?

conceive of means "form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case".

What is another word for conceive of?

Close synonyms include imagine, ideate, envisage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conceive of a common word?

conceive of is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.