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comprehended
2 dictionary results for: Comprehended
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com·pre·hend       (kŏm'prĭ-hěnd')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends
  1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend.
  2. To take in as a part; include. See Synonyms at include.


[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

com'pre·hend'i·ble adj., com'pre·hend'ing·ly adv.
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comprehended

adjective
fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" [syn: appreciated] 

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