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Meaning of deprehend | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd

Definitions

  1. To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
    obsolete
  2. 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.
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See also

deprehended deprehending deprehends deprescribe deprescribed deprescribes

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