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English → English (gcide) Definition: Deprehending 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. [1913 Webster] The deprehended adulteress.Jer. --Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To detect; to discover; to find out. [1913 Webster] The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]