apperceive
Americanverb (used with object)
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to have conscious perception of; comprehend.
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to comprehend (a new idea) by assimilation with the sum of one's previous knowledge and experience.
verb
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to be aware of perceiving
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psychol to comprehend by assimilating (a perception) to ideas already in the mind
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Etymology
Origin of apperceive
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word aperceivre. See ap- 1, perceive
Example Sentences
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Again, we may apperceive an object or quality from our recognition of something which in our experience has been associated, under those particular circumstances, with only that object or quality.
From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.
They are almost certain, therefore, to apperceive the new idea; that is, to conquer and subdue it, to make it tributary to their power.
From The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart by McMurry, Charles Alexander
On the contrary, they apperceive every experience and assign it to its place.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
Thus, so long as the child is able to apperceive only the three sides and three angles of a triangle, his idea of triangle includes a synthesis of these.
From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education
Certain it is that the adolescent power to apperceive and appreciate never so far outstrips his power to produce or reproduce as about midway in the teens.
From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley
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