PERCEIVE Meaning of PERCEIVE in English ■ verb1》 become aware or conscious of. 2》 regard as.Derivativesperceivable adjective~r noun OriginME: from a var. of OFr. perçoivre , from L. percipere 'seize, understand'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004