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Conceptive

Conceptive \Con*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. conceptif, L. conceptivus.] Capable of conceiving.
--Sir T. Browne

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
conceptive

1630s, from Latin conceptivus, from conceptus, past participle of concipere (see conceive).

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conceptive

a. relating to conception (in all senses)

WordNet
conceptive

adj. capable of conceiving

Usage examples of "conceptive".

This moral code is a dramatised burlesque of the conceptive faculty, but is never so perfect or simple in that it allows latitude for change in any sense, so becomes dissociated from evolution, etc.