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Webster 1913 Edition
Preconceive
Preˊcon-ceive′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Preconceived
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Preconceiving
.] To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.
In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath
preconceived
it shorter than the truth. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Preconceive
PRECONCE'IVE
,Verb.
T.
To form a conception or opinion beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea.
In a dead plain, the way seems the longer, because the eye has preconceived it shorter than the truth.
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preconceive
preconceive
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Verb
preconceive (third-person singular simple present preconceives, present participle preconceiving, simple past and past participle preconceived)