Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconceive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: recon-ceive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To conceive something in a new way

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English conceive English reconceive From re- + conceive.

Inflected Forms

reconceives (present, singular) reconceiving (participle, present) reconceived (participle, past) reconceived (past)

Frequently Paired Words

reconception

Questions

What does reconceive mean?: To conceive something in a new way
Where does reconceive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English conceive English reconceive From re- + conceive.

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