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comprehend
 
SYLLABICATION:com·pre·hend
PRONUNCIATION:  kmpr-hnd
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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