What is the difference between 깨치다 & 깨우치다?

Today I started to read "연극 이야기" on the Korean Lab Web site, but was stopped almost immediately by the word, 깨치다. I knew the general meaning of the word, but it was a word that, for some reason, had always bothered me, so I decided to chew on it for a while.

깨치다 means "to realize," "to perceive," or "to awaken to," which seems to make it a synonym of 깨닫다, though 깨닫다 seems to be used somewhat differently. I am not sure of the exact difference between the two words, but I think it may have something to do with the degree of force or strength of the words; that is, I think 깨치다 may be a stronger word then 깨닫다. I do not know what the 닫다 on 깨닫다 means, but I do know that "치다" is an ending that often gives force or strength to the words it attaches to. Here is a list of such words:

• 걸치다 (걸다)
• 깨우치다 (깨우다)
• 깨치다 (깨다)
• 넘치다 (넘다)
• 놓치다 (놓다)
• 다그치다 (다그다)
• 닥치다 (다그다)
• 닫치다 (닫다)
• 달치다 (달다)
• 덮치다 (덮다)
• 돋치다 (돋다)
• 동치다 (동이다)
• 떨치다 (떨다)
• 밀치다 (밀다)
• 받치다 (받다)
• 밭치다 (밭다)
• 부딪치다 (부딪다)
• 빼치다 (빼다)
• 뻗치다 (뻗다)
• 뿌리치다 (뿌리다)
• 엎치다 (엎다)
• 열치다 (열다)
• 외치다(외다)
• 접치다(접다)
• 지나치다 (지나다)
• 채치다 (채다)
• 펼치다 (펼다)
• 풀치다 (풀다)
• 헤치다 (헤다)

When you realize a truth on your own, Koreans say (내가) 진리를 깨치다. When someone helps you realize that truth, Koreans say (그는 나한테) 진리를 깨우치다.