"prehend" meaning in English

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      "form": "prehending",
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        "To perceive in the manner of Alfred North Whitehead's concept of prehension."
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        "(philosophy) To perceive in the manner of Alfred North Whitehead's concept of prehension."
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          "text": "c. 1615-1617, Thomas Middleton, The Widow\nHere they be all three now ; prehend 'em , officers"
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        "To lay hold of; to seize."
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        "(obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize."
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈhɛnd/"
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  ],
  "word": "prehend"
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        "(obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize."
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