About The Word Deprehend
Learn about the word Deprehend to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Deprehend definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Deprehend
| Deprehend Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Deprehend?Synonyms | Synonyms for Deprehend: Related Terms | Find terms related to Deprehend: See Also | Deprehend In Webster's Dictionary \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 unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person
commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
The deprehended adulteress.Jer. --Taylor.
2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
The motion . . . are to be deprehended by
experience. --Bacon.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Realization ‐ something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the…
- Saprophytic organism ‐ an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus…
- Jeroboam ‐ a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [n] (Old Testament)…
- Morph ‐ change shape, as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael…
- Wood lily ‐ lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted…
- Ave maria ‐ a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in…
- Opencut ‐ (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast…
- Eloquent ‐ expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle…
- Glabella ‐ a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the…
- Pesticide ‐ a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents…