Conceive
Conceive verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism
Know is a synonym for conceive in perceive topic. In some cases you can use "Know" instead a verb "Conceive", when it comes to topics like comprehend, understand.
Know
Know verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I think I know what you're trying to say
Conceive is a synonym for know in understand topic. Sometimes you can use "Conceive" instead a verb "Know", if it concerns topics such as perceive, comprehend.
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They either can't conceive of it as such or avoid the realization because they subconsciously know it would give them a Heroic B.S.O.D.
Source: Tragic Dream - New Eden: Future humanity's existence can be considered this... if not for the fact that they'll never know it, having lost the capacity to even conceive the word "Eden".
Source: Literature / Galápagos - Sometimes, the aliens don't even know it's a weakness (or can't conceive of it as one) until they begin dropping like flies from it.
Source: Easily Thwarted Alien Invasion
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