"deprehend" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/ Audio: En-us-deprehend.ogg Forms: deprehends [present, singular, third-person], deprehending [participle, present], deprehended [participle, past], deprehended [past]
Etymology: From Latin deprehendere, deprehensum, from de- + prehendere (“to lay hold of, seize”). See prehensile. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰed-}}, {{uder|en|la|deprehendere}} Latin deprehendere Head templates: {{en-verb}} deprehend (third-person singular simple present deprehends, present participle deprehending, simple past and past participle deprehended)
  1. To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
    Sense id: en-deprehend-en-verb-mx9NcYUX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
    Sense id: en-deprehend-en-verb-XYF4rauv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deprehension

Inflected forms

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