apperception /a-pər-sepˈshən/

1. The mind's perception of itself as a conscious agent
2. An act of voluntary consciousness, merged with self-consciousness
3. The conscious assimilation of a new sense-experience to others already in the mind

apperceive /-sēvˈ/ transitive verb

appercepˈtive adjective

• headfasts
• head first
• head foremost
• headframe
• headframes
• headgear
• headgears
• head girl
• head girls
• head-hugger
• head-huggers
• headhunt
• headhunted
• headhunter
• headhunters
• headhunting
• headhuntings
• headhunts
• headier
• headiest
• headily
• headiness
• headinesses
• heading
• headings