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comprehend

comprehend - verb

To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch(on), compass, 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 perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, fathom, grasp, know, understand. Scots ken. See knowledge.
To have as a part: comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include.