apprehended
Americanadjective
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arrested, seized, or captured.
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fully and completely understood.
Example Sentences
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Misapprehended or not, the major facts of the case remain undisputed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Misapprehended and despised He lived, misapprehended He died.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander
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