Perceive definition
Einstein perceived that energy and matter are equivalent.
We could perceive three figures in the fog.
The ear perceives sounds.
An old technology that is still perceived as useful; a politician who is perceived to be a dissembler.
An example of perceive is what a woman might think about giving birth after hearing other women's birth stories.
Origin of perceive
- Middle English perceiven from Old French perceivre from Latin percipere per- per- capere to seize kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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