apperceive

To perceive.

Verb

  1. To perceive.
  2. To be aware of perceiving; to understand a perception by linking it mentally with a mass of existing ideas of the same object.

Origin

From Middle English aperceiven, from Old French aperceveir, apercevoir, from Late Latin *appercipiƍ, from ad- + percipiƍ.

Forms

apperceives apperceiving apperceived

Related

apperception

Derived

apperceiving mass unapperceived

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