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Conceive
Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, conception, fecundation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism. The cycle of fertilisation and development of new individuals is called sexual reproduction. During double fertilisation in angiosperms the haploid male gamete combines with two haploid polar nuclei to form a triploid primary endosperm nucleus by the process of vegetative fertilisation.
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Conception (noun)
The act of conceiving.
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Conception (noun)
The state of being conceived; the beginning.
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Conception (noun)
The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
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Conception (noun)
The start of pregnancy.
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Conception (noun)
The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
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Conception (noun)
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
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Conception (noun)
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
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Conceive (verb)
To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
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Conceive (verb)
To understand (someone).
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Conceive (verb)
To become pregnant.
“Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.”
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Conception (noun)
the action of conceiving a child or of one being conceived
“an unfertilized egg before conception”
“a rise in premarital conceptions”
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Conception (noun)
the forming or devising of a plan or idea
“the time between a product’s conception and its launch”
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Conception (noun)
the way in which something is perceived or regarded
“our conception of how language relates to reality”
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Conception (noun)
an abstract idea; a concept
“the conception of a balance of power”
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Conception (noun)
a plan or intention
“reconstructing Bach’s original conceptions”
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Conception (noun)
ability to imagine; understanding
“he had no conception of politics”