Definitions

1. verb

to seize or grasp; to capture or apprehend

“The detective’s keen instincts allowed him to deprehend the suspect.”

2. verb

to take hold or get a firm grip of something

“The hikers struggled to deprehend the slippery rock.”

3. noun

the act of seizing or grasping something

“The deprehend of the prisoner was a complex and delicate process.”