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)

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
• unapperceived

 

Related terms

• apperception

Translations

to be aware of perceiving

• Polish: apercepcja (pl) impf
• Portuguese: aperceber (pt)