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Deprehend \Dep`re*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprehended}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Deprehending}.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum;
de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See {Prehensile}.]
1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person
commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
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The deprehended adulteress.Jer. --Taylor.
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2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
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The motion . . . are to be deprehended by
experience. --Bacon.
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