1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; - Example: "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conceive of
v 1: form a mental image of something that is not present or
that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the
president?" [syn: imagine, conceive of, ideate,
envisage]