| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | com·pre·hend |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k m pr -h nd |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends
1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See synonyms at apprehend. 2. To take in as a part; include. See synonyms at include. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | compre·hendi·ble —ADJECTIVE
compre·hending·ly —ADVERB
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