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.
In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the
eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth.
Bacon.