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comprehend definition
com·pre·hend (käm′prē hend′, -pri-)
transitive verb
- to grasp mentally; understand
- to include; take in; comprise
Etymology: ME comprehenden < L comprehendere < com-, with + prehendere, to catch hold of, seize: see prehensile
Related Forms:
- comprehendible com′·pre·hend′·ible adjective
- comprehendingly com′·pre·hend′·ingly adverb
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