|apə(r)|sēv transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English apperceiven, aperceiven, from Old French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + perceivre to perceive — more at perceive
1. obsolete : perceive , observe
2. philosophy : to possess apperception of
3. psychology : to understand (as a new percept) in terms of previous experience — compare apperceptive mass