reconceive
reconceive verb: to conceive something in a new way.
Verb
reconceive (third-person singular simple present reconceives, present participle reconceiving, simple past and past participle reconceived)
- To conceive something in a new way
- It is a kind of time that is simply and overwhelmingly there, laid out, unoccurring, and he lacks the inborn ability to reconceive this condition.2001, Don DeLillo, The Body Artist, page 77
- Once a bustling thoroughfare, the section of Pennsylvania Avenue that borders the White House has been reconceived as a pedestrian strip paved in granite and protected by guard stations to keep people at a safe distance from the president.2009 January 16, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Tradition and Change Battle on the Mall”, in New York Times
Forms of reconceive
| third-person singular present | reconceives |
|---|---|
| present participle | reconceiving |
| past participle | reconceived |
| past | reconceived |
Origin of reconceive
From re- + conceive.
Questions about reconceive
- What does reconceive mean?
- Reconceive means to conceive something in a new way.
- What part of speech is reconceive?
- Reconceive is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reconceive?
- The past tense of reconceive is reconceived.
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