Word Study
apperceive
CIDE DICTIONARY
apperceive, v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See Perceive.].
To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
apperceive, v.tr.
1 be conscious of perceiving.
2 Psychol. compare (a perception) to previously held ideas so as to extract meaning from it.
1 be conscious of perceiving.
2 Psychol. compare (a perception) to previously held ideas so as to extract meaning from it.
Derivative
apperception n. apperceptive adj.
Etymology
ME (in obs. sense 'observe') f. OF aperceveir ult. f. L percipere PERCEIVE
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