v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Deprehending. ] [ L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See Prehensile. ] 1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deprehended adulteress.Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To detect; to discover; to find out. [ 1913 Webster ]

The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be caught or discovered; apprehensible. [ Obs. ] Petty.

-- Dep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. deprehensio. ] A catching; discovery. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]