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   Com·pre·hend

   /ˌkämprəˈhend/

   

   verb

   • 1. grasp mentally; understand: "he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat" Similar understandgrasptake inseeapprehendfollowmake sense offathommake outpuzzle outget to the bottom ofpenetraterealizeperceivediscerndivineunraveldecipherinterpretpiece togetherinformal:work outfigure outmake head or tail ofget one's head aroundwrap one's mind aroundtake on boardget a fix onget the hang ofget the drift ofcatch ontolatch ontotumble tocrackdiggetsee the lightget the picturetwigsuss outsusssavvy
   • 2. include, comprise, or encompass: formal "a divine order comprehending all men" Similar compriseincludetake inencompassembraceinvolvecontaincoverOpposite exclude

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.

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   • 1. comprehender noun

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