conceiving
Bringing to mind
Conceiving is the present participle of conceive.
To conceive is to form an idea or plan in the mind: I can't conceive of a reason to stay.
It also means to become pregnant: They had trouble conceiving.
The mental and biological senses share the notion of something coming into being—whether a thought or a child.
Mental creation of ideas
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- envisioningForming mental pictures
- formulatingCreating through systematic thought
visualizing · ideation · drafting · planning · theorizing · blueprinting · scheming · devising
Carrying developing offspring
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- impregnationInfusion or fertilization
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
fertility · embryo · womb · expecting · procreation · motherhood · prenatal · zygote
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- embryoOrganism before birth
zygote · fertility · reproduction · procreation · fetus · expecting · prenatal · trimester
Detailed technical drawing
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
roadmap · outline · project · design · drafting · architecting · plotting · structuring
New device or method
- innovationCreating something original
- designPurposeful creative planning
- originationAct of bringing forth
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · birth · formation · crafting · generating · producing · developing · founding
Initial stage of something
- startingInitiating an action
- originatingComing into existence
- launchingSetting something in motion
- inauguratingFormally beginning something new
commencing · birthing · sparking · initiating · founding · establishing · introducing · pioneering
Greedy for wealth
- comprehendingMentally taking in meaning
- apprehendingSeizing or understanding something
- perceivingBecoming conscious of something
- fathomingComing to understand fully
realizing · discerning · understanding · recognizing · seeing · appreciating · absorbing · processing
conceptualization
Mental creation of ideas
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- envisioningForming mental pictures
formulating · visualizing · ideation · drafting · planning · theorizing · blueprinting · scheming · devising · contemplating
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- impregnationInfusion or fertilization
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
ovulation · fertility · embryo · womb · expecting · procreation · motherhood · prenatal · zygote · implantation
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
embryo · zygote · fertility · reproduction · procreation · fetus · expecting · prenatal · trimester · womb
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- frameworkUnderlying support system
proposal · roadmap · outline · project · design · drafting · architecting · plotting · structuring · preparing
invention
New device or method
- innovationCreating something original
- designPurposeful creative planning
- originationAct of bringing forth
genesis · inception · birth · formation · crafting · generating · producing · developing · founding · establishing
beginning
Initial stage of something
- startingInitiating an action
- originatingComing into existence
- launchingSetting something in motion
inaugurating · commencing · birthing · sparking · initiating · founding · establishing · introducing · pioneering · seeding
grasping
Greedy for wealth
- comprehendingMentally taking in meaning
- apprehendingSeizing or understanding something
- perceivingBecoming conscious of something
fathoming · realizing · discerning · understanding · recognizing · seeing · appreciating · absorbing · processing · internalizing
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- imaginingimagining, visualizing, envisioning, picturing, daydreaming
- fertility statesfertile, infertile, sterile, barren, fecund
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- imaginationimagination, daydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, fantasy
conceivingdrawing a blank
Unable to remember
misperceiving · misunderstanding · mental block · missing · overlooking
conceivingexecuting
Carrying out a task
implementing · realizing · carrying out · actualizing · accomplishing
concept, conceive, conceited, conceit, conception, conceived, conceptual, conceivable, conceives