to catch; to seize
• (v. t.) To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend. • (v. t.) To detect; to discover; to find out.
Dep`re·hend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Deprehended ; present participle & verbal noun Deprehending .] [ Latin deprehendere , deprehensum ; de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See ...