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- Latin · derived fromdeprehendere
- English todaydeprehend
From Latin deprehendere, deprehensum, from de- + prehendere (“to lay hold of, seize”). See prehensile.
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deprehend
Today it means: To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act. Full definition →
Latin deprehendere