appercipient
|ap-per-cip-i-ent|
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/əˈpɜrsɪpiənt/
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/əˈpɜːsɪpiənt/
perceive with awareness (shaped by prior experience)
Etymology
'appercipient' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'appercipere' (from 'ad-' + 'percipere'), where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'percipere' meant 'to seize' or 'to perceive'.
'appercipient' changed from Latin 'appercipere' and was influenced by related forms such as Old French 'apercevoir' and Middle English 'aperceiven'; in modern English it appears as 'apperceive' and the derived adjective/noun 'appercipient', especially in psychological usage.
Initially it meant 'to perceive' in a general sense, but over time it evolved into the more specialized meaning 'to perceive with awareness or to perceive shaped by prior experience' (apperception).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who apperceives; one capable of apperception (the process of perceiving in light of prior experience or mental context).
The appercipient noticed how her earlier training influenced her interpretation of the slide.
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Adjective 1
able to apperceive; perceiving with awareness shaped by prior experience or mental context.
She gave an appercipient analysis of the patient's reactions, noting the influence of past events.
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