Deprehend

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              The deprehended adulteress.Jer.       --Taylor.
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     2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
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              The motion . . . are to be deprehended by
              experience.                           --Bacon.
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