smell out vs perceive

smell out and perceive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smell out	No	No	Yes	No
perceive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of smell out; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than smell out:

smell out (verb)	perceive (verb)
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively	become conscious of
recognize or detect by or as if by smelling	to become aware of through the senses