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apprehended

verbadjectiveattested in dialogue

  • United States

Taken; seized.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of apprehendsimple past and past participle of apprehend

adjective

  1. 1

    Taken; seized.

    an apprehended criminal

  2. 2

    Conceived; understood.

    an apprehended concept

  3. 3

    obsoleteHaving come to accept an understanding of something.

Forms

comparative
more apprehended
superlative
most apprehended
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