dē-prehendō or dēprēndō (-praendō） dī, sus, ere,
to take away, seize upon, catch, snatch
: deprehensus ex itinere Magius, Cs.: comitatūs in ponte, S.: litterae
deprehensae, intercepted, L.: navīs, to seize, Cs.: Argolico mari
deprensus, i. e. storm-stayed, V.: Deprensis statio
tutissima nautis, V.: in aequore navem
(Auster), O.—To catch, overtake, surprise, apprehend, detect, find
out, discover: deprehendi in manifesto scelere: sine duce deprehensis
hostibus, Cs.: Deprendi miserum est, H.:
qui, cum venenum dare vellet, deprehensus est: factum: facinora:
(venenum) datum, L.: Agricola nuntio
deprehensus, surprised, Ta.—To confine, catch, bring into a strait:
flamina Cum deprensa fremunt silvis, i. e. confined,
V.: viae deprensus in aggere serpens, V.—Fig., to
comprehend, perceive, understand, detect, discover, discern, observe: res magnas in minimis rebus: alcuius facinora oculis, opinione: quid si me stultior
ipso deprenderis? H.: In feris deprensa potentia
morbi, O.—To bring into a strait, embarrass: deprehensum me plane video: se deprehensum negare.
