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comprehend
[ kom-pri-hend ]
/ ĖkÉm prÉŖĖhÉnd /
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verb (used with object)
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Origin of comprehend
1350ā1400; Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere āto graspā; see prehensile
synonym study for comprehend
2. See include.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH comprehend
apprehend, comprehendWords nearby comprehend
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British Dictionary definitions for comprehend
comprehend
/ (ĖkÉmprÉŖĖhÉnd) /
verb
to perceive or understand
(tr) to comprise or embrace; include
Word Origin for comprehend
C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize
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