Dep`re*hend" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Deprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprehending.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum;
de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See
Prehensile.] 1. To take unawares or by
surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch;
to apprehend.
The deprehended adulteress.Jer.
Taylor.
2. To detect; to discover; to find
out.
The motion . . . are to be deprehended by
experience.
Bacon.