apprehend
verb
[ aprɪˈhɛnd ]
• arrest (someone) for a crime.
• "a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended"
Similar:
arrest,
catch,
capture,
seize,
take prisoner,
take into custody,
detain,
put in jail,
throw in jail,
put behind bars,
imprison,
incarcerate,
collar,
nab,
nail,
run in,
bust,
pick up,
pull in,
haul in,
do,
feel someone's collar,
pinch,
nick,
• understand or perceive.
• "we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend"
Similar:
understand,
comprehend,
realize,
recognize,
appreciate,
discern,
perceive,
fathom,
penetrate,
catch,
follow,
grasp,
make out,
take in,
get the drift of,
get the hang of,
make head or tail of,
get the picture,
have an aha moment,
twig,
suss (out),
Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘grasp, get hold of (physically or mentally’)): from French appréhender or Latin apprehendere, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.
