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   perceive

   /pəˈsiːv/

   verb

   • 1. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand: "his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth" Similar discernrecognizebecome cognizant ofbecome aware ofbecome conscious ofget/come to knowtelldistinguishgraspunderstandtake inmake outfindidentifyhit oncomprehendapprehendfigure outdeduceconcludeseediscoverlearnappreciaterealizeascertainsensedivineintuitinformal:catch on tohave an aha momenttwigrare:cognize
   • ▪ become aware of (something) by the use of one of the senses, especially that of sight: "he perceived the faintest of flushes creeping up her neck" Similar seemake outpick outdiscerndetectcatch sight ofspotobserveglimpsenoticerecognizeidentifyhearsmellsniff (out)scentnose outfeeltastesense
   • 2. interpret or regard (someone or something) in a particular way: "if Guy does not perceive himself as disabled, nobody else should" Similar look onviewregardconsiderthink ofjudgedeemappraiseassessadjudgefigure (out)size upvalueratesupposethinksum upweigh up

   Word Origin Middle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perceivable adjective
   • 2. perceiver noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

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   • E

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