Capable of being imagined, understood, or believed; possible to think of or consider.
From Latin concipere meaning 'to take in, receive, or become pregnant,' through Old French concevoir. The metaphorical extension from physical conception to mental conception occurred in medieval Latin, with the English suffix -able added in the 14th century.
This word beautifully illustrates how human thought processes are often described in terms of birth and creation - we 'conceive' ideas just as we conceive children. The same root gives us 'concept,' 'conception,' and 'misconceive,' all relating to the mind's ability to grasp or generate ideas.
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