conceit

²conceit

verb

Definition of CONCEIT

transitive verb

1

obsolete : conceive, understand

2

chiefly dialect : imagine

3

dialect British : to take a fancy to

Examples of CONCEIT

1. <after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day>

First Known Use of CONCEIT

1557

Related to CONCEIT

Synonyms: imagine [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, image, picture, see, vision, visualize

Related Words: daydream, stargaze; hallucinate; re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce; contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate; concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project; foresee, prefigure

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