deprehend

deprehend is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
2. transitive verb. To detect; to discover; to find out.

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in deprehend:

prehended

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