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/ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/ · verb
To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act..
The deprehended adulteress
The motions of the minute parts of bodies […] are to be deprehended by experience.
Use deprehend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deprehend means To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The deprehended adulteress
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