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Term: prehendere

Definition:

Prehendere, a Latin verb, means to grasp, seize, or understand.

Parts of Speech:

• Verb

Senses/Usages:

1. Grasp: When used in the sense of grasp, prehendere refers to physically capturing or seizing something.

Example sentence: She prehendered the handle and opened the door.

2. Seize: In the context of seizing, prehendere expresses the act of taking control or possession of something.

Example sentence: The authorities prehendered the smuggled goods at the port.

3. Understand: When used figuratively, prehendere signifies comprehending or grasping a concept or idea.

Example sentence: It took him a while to prehendere the complexity of the theory.

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