deprehend

== English == === Etymology === From Latin deprehendere, deprehensum, from de- + prehendere (“to lay hold of, seize”). See prehensile. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/ === Verb === deprehend (third-person singular simple present deprehends, present participle deprehending, simple past and past participle deprehended) (obsolete) To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act. To detect; to discover; to find out. ==== Related terms ==== deprehension === References === “deprehend”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === prehended