(v. a.P. a.) : per-cĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3 (old form of the
* Pluperf. percepset for percepisset, Poët. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 26, 98; v. Trag. Rel. p. 207 Rib.), v. a. capio, to take wholly, to seize entirely (cf. occupo).
* Lit.
* To take possession of, to seize, occupy: mihi horror misero membra percipit dictis tuis,Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 66: priusquam percipit (eum) insania,id. Men. 5, 5, 22; id. Stich. 2, 2, 17: neque urbis odium me umquam percipit,Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 2: vitae percipit humanos odium,Lucr. 3, 80; 5, 605.
* Trop. (so most freq. in class. lang.; syn.: sentio, intellego, comprehendo).
* To get, obtain, receive: serere, percipere, condere fructus,to gather, collect,Cic. Sen. 7, 24: praemia,Caes. B. C. 2, 32: fructum ex oleā,Plin. 15, 1, 1, § 3: civitatem ab aliquo,Just. 43, 5, 13: hereditatem,Suet. Tib. 15; Petr. 141.
* To perceive, observe: ne, quod hic agimus, erus percipiat fieri,Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 2: quod neque oculis, neque auribus, neque ullo sensu percipi potest,Cic. Or. 2, 8: crebraeque nunc querelae, nunc minae percipiebantur,were heard,Caes. B. C. 3, 84; Liv. 2, 3, 5: quae dicam,i. e. hear,Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 27: et aures, cum sonum percipere debeant,id. N. D. 2, 56, 141; so, percipe auribus,hear, give ear,Vulg. Psa. 16, 1 et saep.
* To feel: neque majorem voluptatem ex infinito tempore aetatis percipi posse, quam ex hoc percipiatur,Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 63: voluptatem,id. ib. 1, 11, 37: luctus,id. Fam. 14, 11: dolores,id. ib. 14, 11: gaudia,Ov. P. 2, 1, 60.
* To learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand, perceive, etc.: res percepta et cognita,Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: percipere et comprehendere,id. ib. 2, 8, 26: cognosci et percipi posse,id. Fin. 1, 19, 64: aliquid animo,id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: artificium aliquod,id. ib. 1, 28, 127: virtutem et humanitatem,id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10: philosophiam,id. de Or. 1, 51, 219: praecepta artis,id. Off. 1, 18, 60: omnium civium nomina perceperat,knew,id. Sen. 7, 21: nomen Graecum, sed perceptum usu a nostris,known,id. N. D. 2, 36, 91.—Hence, perceptus, a, um, P. a., perceived, observed.—Hence, subst.: percep-ta, ōrum, n., doctrines, principles, rules of an art or science: percepta appello, quae dicuntur Graecis θεωρήματα, Cic. Fat. 6, 11. —Sing.: pro percepto liquere,as proved, certain,Gell. 14, 1, 11.

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