Ap`per·ceive' transitive verb [ French apercevoir , from Latin ad + percipere , perceptum , to perceive. See Perceive .] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/107
to have conscious perception of; comprehend. · to comprehend (a new idea) by assimilation with the sum of one's previous knowledge and experience. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/apperceive