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Perceive
/pəˈsiːv/
To become aware of something through the senses or to understand something in a particular way.
Synonyms:
recognize
discern
understand
Antonyms:
misunderstand
ignore
overlook
Examples:
I
perceive
a strange smell in the room.
How do you
perceive
his latest paintings?
Etymology:
Middle English perceiven, from Anglo-French perceivre, from Latin percipere, meaning
to seize entirely
, from per (completely) + capere (to take).
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33 mentions per 1 million words
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