1. To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend. The deprehended adulteress.Jer. Taylor.
2. To detect; to discover; to find out. The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience. Bacon.
DEPREHENSIBLE
Dep`re*hen"si*ble, a.
Defn: That may be caught or discovered; apprehensible. [Obs.] Petty.
— Dep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
DEPREHENSION
Dep`re*hen"sion, n. Etym: [L. deprehensio.]
Defn: A catching; discovery. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DEPRESS
De*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depressing.] Etym: [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere
to press. See Press.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." Tennyson.
2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.