apperceive
English
Etymology
From Middle English aperceiven, from Old French aperceveir, apercevoir, from Late Latin *appercipiō, from ad- + percipiō.
Verb
apperceive (third-person singular simple present apperceives, present participle apperceiving, simple past and past participle apperceived)
- (obsolete) To perceive.
- (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
- unapperceived
Related terms
Translations
to be aware of perceiving
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.