conceive of vs imagine

conceive of and imagine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conceive of	No	No	Yes	No
imagine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conceive of and imagine are synonyms defined as:

conceive of and imagine: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Other synonyms of conceive of include envisage, ideate.

conceive of (verb)	imagine (verb)
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case	expect, believe, or suppose
	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case