- apperceive
- transitive verb (-ceived; -ceiving) Etymology: French apercevoir Date: 1843 to have apperception of
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Apperceive — Ap per*ceive , v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See {Perceive}.] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apperceive — index note (notice), perceive, understand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apperceive — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. apercevoir (see APPERCEPTION (Cf. apperception)). In modern psychological use, a back formation from apperception. Related: Apperceived; apperceiving … Etymology dictionary
apperceive — [ap΄ər sēv′] vt. apperceived, apperceiving [ME aperceiven < OFr aperceivre < L ad , to + percipere, PERCEIVE] 1. Psychol. to assimilate and interpret (new ideas, impressions, etc.) by the help of past experience 2. Obs. to perceive … English World dictionary
apperceive — /ap euhr seev /, v.t., apperceived, apperceiving. Psychol. 1. to have conscious perception of; comprehend. 2. to comprehend (a new idea) by assimilation with the sum of one s previous knowledge and experience. [1250 1300; ME < OF aperceivre. See… … Universalium
apperceive — verb To be aware of perceiving; to understand a perception by linking it mentally with a mass of existing ideas of the same object. See Also: apperception … Wiktionary
apperceive — ap·per·ceive .ap ər sēv vt, ceived; ceiv·ing to have apperception of … Medical dictionary
apperceive — v. grasp new concepts; comprehend; perceive … English contemporary dictionary
apperceive — ap·per·ceive … English syllables
apperceive — ap•per•ceive [[t]ˌæp ərˈsiv[/t]] v. t. ceived, ceiv•ing psl cog to comprehend from previous experience • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF aperceivre. See ap I, pertain … From formal English to slang
