01 v. t. To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.
imp. & p. p.
Preconceived; p. pr. & vb. n.
Preconceiving
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To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.“In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth.” — Bacon.