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Deprehended

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.]

  1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.

    The deprehended adulteress.Jer.
    --Taylor.

  2. To detect; to discover; to find out.

    The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience.
    --Bacon.

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deprehended

vb. (en-past of: deprehend)