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prehend (iou)



prehend verb trans. M16.
[Latin prehendere grasp, seize, catch, for earlier praehendere, from prae PRE- + Latinized form of Greek khandanein take in, hold. Occas. perh. aphet. from APPREHEND.]
Seize, catch, grasp. rare. M16-M19.
Philosophy. Perceive and respond to, interact with, (an object or event). E20.
R. G. Collingwood A plant prehends the sunlight. J. B. Cobb The new occasion prehends all the entities in its past.