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Meaning of deprehend | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

/ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

Definitions

To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
obsolete
To detect; to discover; to find out.
obsolete

Examples

“The deprehended adulteress”

“The motions of the minute parts of bodies […] are to be deprehended by experience.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

deprehended deprehending deprehends deprescribe deprescribed deprescribes