The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deprehend
Deprehend \Dep`re*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Deprehending.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See Prehensile.]
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To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
The deprehended adulteress.Jer.
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To detect; to discover; to find out.
The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
deprehend
vb. 1 To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act. 2 To detect; to discover; to find out.