prehend[verb]Synonyms: catch, bag, capture, collar, cotch, get, nail, secure, take
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prehend verb trans. [prɪ'hɛnd] M16.[Latin prehendere grasp, seize, catch, for earlier praehendere, from prae PRE- + Latinized form of Greek khandanein take in, hold. Occas. perh. aphet. from APPREHEND.]1. Seize, catch, grasp.
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M16-M19.2. Philosophy. Perceive and respond to, interact with, (an object or event).
E20.■ R. G. Collingwood A plant prehends the sunlight. ■ J. B. Cobb The new occasion prehends all the entities in its past. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲