Both Uses of
conceive
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- Think of the inconceivable bad taste, in the circumstances, of that fellow making free with the house—or coming there at all!†
Chpt 27 *inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understand
- The task of preparing Catherine and easing off Morris presented difficulties which increased in the execution, and even led the impulsive Lavinia to ask herself whether the modification of the young man's original project had been conceived in a happy spirit.†
Chpt 29
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceive as in: conceive the idea) to originate, understand, or imagine
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(2)
(conceive as in: conceived their first child) become pregnant or fertilize an egg
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus