preconceive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

preconceive
    v 1: conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Preconceive \Pre`con*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Preconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preconceiving}.]
   To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a
   previous notion or idea of.
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         In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the
         eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth.
                                                  --Bacon.
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