| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb deprehend.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deprehend) | 1. To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.[Websters]. 2. To detect; to discover; to find out.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: deprehending, deprehended, deprehends, deprehender, deprehenders, deprehendingly and deprehendedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DEPREHENDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEPREHENDING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Taking unawares; catching; seizing; discovering. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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