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Apperceive

Apˊper-ceive′

,
Verb.
T.
[F.
apercevoir
, fr. L.
ad
+
percipere
,
perceptum
, to perceive. See
Perceive
.]
To perceive; to comprehend.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


apperceive

apperceive

English

Verb

apperceive (third-person singular simple present apperceives, present participle apperceiving, simple past and past participle apperceived)

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

Derived terms

  • apperceiving mass

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