form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Can you conceive of him as the president?.
source: WordNet 3.0
expect, believe, or suppose
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel. I thought to find her in a bad state. He didn't think to find her in the kitchen. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up.
source: WordNet 3.0
To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
source: Webster 1913
To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
