Preconceive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preconceive \Pre`con*ceive"\, v. 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.
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           In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the
           eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth.
                                                    --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preconceive
       v : conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion"