Both Uses
conceive
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- It was inconceivable—and all too conceivable.†
Chpt 7. *inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understandstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconceivable means not and reverses the meaning of conceivable. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- It was inconceivable—and all too conceivable.†
Chpt 7.
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)