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Deprehend v. t. (past & past part. deprehended; pres. part. deprehending)

To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend. "The deprehended adulteress.Jer."

To detect; to discover; to find out. "The motion... are to be deprehended by experience."

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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