deprehend Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dep`re*hend" transitive verb

Etymology

L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See Prehensile.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Deprehended; present participle & verbal noun Deprehending

Definitions

1. To take unwares 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.