PREHEND

seize, prehend, clutch

(verb) take hold of; grab; “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”; “She clutched her purse”; “The mother seized her child by the arm”; “Birds of prey often seize small mammals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*hend" (, v. t. Etym: [L. prehendere. See Prehensile.]

Definition: To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] Middleton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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