apperceive
to have conscious perception of; comprehend.
to comprehend (a new idea) by assimilation with the sum of one's previous knowledge and experience.
Origin of apperceive
1Other words from apperceive
- un·ap·per·ceived, adjective
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How to use apperceive in a sentence
Spirits say they know such by their coldness, and that when they apperceive the cold they depart from them.
In this manner we accept the forms imposed upon us by utility, and train ourselves to apperceive their potential beauty.
The Sense of Beauty | George SantayanaThen the queen departed into her chamber so that no man should apperceive her great sorrows.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) | Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael HolinshedThe housewife may apperceive old rags as something to be thrown away; a ragpicker, as something to be gathered up.
The Psychology of Salesmanship | William Walker AtkinsonFrom my perception, then, of hoof or sound I apperceive cow.
Applied Psychology for Nurses | Mary F. Porter
British Dictionary definitions for apperceive
/ (ˌæpəˈsiːv) /
to be aware of perceiving
psychol to comprehend by assimilating (a perception) to ideas already in the mind
Origin of apperceive
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