different between cognise vs perceive

English

Verb

cognise (third-person singular simple present cognises, present participle cognising, simple past and past participle cognised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.

Anagrams

• coignes, congies

English

Alternative forms

• perceave (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English perceiven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipi?, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capi? (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??si?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??siv/
• Rhymes: -i?v
• Hyphenation: per?ceive

Verb

perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)

1. (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

Synonyms

• ken

Related terms

• perception
• percept

Translations

References

• perceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.