An archaic or obsolete term meaning to conceive or form an idea in the mind; to apprehend or understand.
From Latin 'concipere' (to take together, conceive), from 'con-' (together) + 'capere' (to take). This is a very old English form that fell out of use as 'conceive' became the standard.
This word is almost completely lost to history, surviving mainly in old texts—it shows how even simple, useful words can vanish when a more popular synonym takes over, like how 'conscive' lost to 'conceive'.
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