comprehend
verb (used with object)
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
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But equality suffices for comprehension, because that is said to be comprehended which has nothing outside the comprehender.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas