Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Conceive, 1) to receive into the womb; a) absol.: “to see the sails c. and grow big-bellied,” Mids. II, 1, 128. “the ewes then --ing,” Merch. I, 3, 88. Hml. II, 2, 186. With “by:” Shr. V, 2, 23. Wint. IV, 4, 94. H5 V, 2, 51. -- b) trans. (== to bear, to bring forth): “a woman --d me,” Ado I, 1, 240. As IV, 1, 216. Wint. V, 1, 126. H8 II, 4, 189. cf. Caes. V, 3, 69. “I cannot c. you. Sir, this young fellow's mother could,” Lr. I, 1, 12.
2) to admit into the mind, to form, to feel: “to serve all hopes --d,” Shr. I, 1, 15. “the displeasure he hath--d against your son,” All's IV, 5, 80. “such a pleasure as incaged birds c.” H6C IV, 6, 13. “O error, soon --d,” Caes. V, 3, 69 (quibbling).
3) to form an idea, to imagine, to think; abs.: “you say well, and well you do c.” Shr. I, 2, 271. “shows much more his own --ing,” Cymb. III, 3, 98. Followed by of: “the grieved commons hardly c. of me,” H8 I, 2, 105. “I hope his honour will c. the fairest of me,” Tim. III, 2, 60. “and will c. the worst of me,” Cymb. II, 3, 158. By instead of of: “thus I c. by him,” Shr. V, 2, 22 (cf. By). -- b) trans.: “--ing the dishonour of his mother,” Wint. II, 3, 13. “tongue nor heart cannot c. nor name thee,” Mcb. II, 3, 70. “what does this gentleman c.?” Oth. IV, 2, 95. “we shall, as I c. the journey, be at the Mount before you,” Ant. II, 4, 6. A clause following: “would c. for what I gave the ring,” Merch. V, 195. “what he is, more suits you to c.” As I, 2, 179. “as he does c. he is dishonoured,” Wint. I, 2, 454.
4) to form by thought, to devise: “this device . . . we had --d against him,” Tw. V, 370. “'tis --d to scope,” Tim. I, 1, 72 (== devised to the purpose).
5) to understand; trans. and intr.: Tp. IV, 1, 50. Wiv. I, 1, 250. Meas. II, 4, 141. LLL V, 2, 340. Mids. IV, 1, 219. Wint. III, 2, 198. H4B II, 2, 124. Rom. II, 4, 51. Tim. III, 6, 72. Lr. I, 1, 12. IV, 2, 24.