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per·ceive
 perceive
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
perceived, perceives, perceiving |
| definition 1: |
to become aware of by means of the senses.
The students are learning how the brain perceives sound.The dog perceived a change in its owner and became alarmed.If we smell something continually over a length of time, eventually we no longer perceive it.- synonyms:
- detect, discern, distinguish, know, notice, observe, sense
- similar words:
- feel, hear, note, recognize, remark, see
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| definition 2: |
to grasp mentally; understand.
I can't perceive the difference between these concepts.She could not fully perceive her daughter's feelings.- synonyms:
- apperceive, comprehend, grasp, realize, see, sense, understand
- similar words:
- appreciate, apprehend, discern, get, know
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| related words: |
behold, catch, discover, distinguish, fathom, find, see, seize, sight, smell, spot, view, watch, witness |
| derivation: |
perceiver (n.) |
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