prehendō (prae-) and prēndo dī, sus, ere
HED-,
to lay hold of, grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take
: Crassum manu: prehendi hominem iussit: arbusta, quorum
stirpīs tellus amplexa prehendit. —
To seize, take violent possession of, occupy, enter
: Pharum, Cs.: quam
prendimus arcem,
take refuge in
, V.: Italiae oras, i. e.
reach
, V.—
To catch, hold, check, stop, arrest, detain
: tuos pater modo me prendit—ait, etc.,
T.: Syrus est prendendus, atque exhortandus
mihi, T.: (me dea) dextrā prehensum
Continuit, V.: Septimium.—
To catch, seize, surprise, overtake
: in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,
H.— Fig.,
to apprehend, comprehend
: cum animus ipsum (res omnīs) moderantem
prenderit.
