apperceive

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A medical or engineering expert retained on one side of a case will not apperceive the facts in the same way as if the other side had retained him.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

The self-same person, according to the line of thought he may be in, or to his emotional mood, will apperceive the same impression quite differently on different occasions.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

They are almost certain, therefore, to apperceive the new idea; that is, to conquer and subdue it, to make it tributary to their power.

From The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart by McMurry, Charles Alexander

On the contrary, they apperceive every experience and assign it to its place.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

In this manner we accept the forms imposed upon us by utility, and train ourselves to apperceive their potential beauty.

From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George