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Webster 1913 Edition

Prehend

Pre-hend′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
prehendere
. See
Prehensile
.]
To lay hold of; to seize.
[Obs.]
Middleton.

Definition 2025

prehend

prehend

English

Verb

prehend ‎(third-person singular simple present prehends, present participle prehending, simple past and past participle prehended)

  1. (obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.
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Etymology

Latin prehendere. See prehensile.

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