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apprehend

apprehend - verb

To take into custody as a prisoner: arrest, seize. Informal nab, pick up. Slang bust, collar, pinch, run in. See law.
To perceive directly with the intellect: compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. Scots ken. See knowledge.
To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, catch(on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. See understand.
To be intuitively aware of: feel, intuit, perceive, sense. See knowledge.