
Noah Webster
Deprehend
DEPREHEND, verb transitive [Latin To take or seize.]
1. To catch; to take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person committing an unlawful act.
2. To detect; to discover; to obtain the knowledge of.
DEPREHEND, verb transitive [Latin To take or seize.]
1. To catch; to take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person committing an unlawful act.
2. To detect; to discover; to obtain the knowledge of.