† aˈpprend, v. Obs. rare.
[a. Fr. apprend-re or L. apprend-ĕre, contr. of apprehend-ĕre: see apprehend.]
To seize; to lay hold of with the mind.
| 1567 Drant Horace Epist. i. xi, Apprende with greatfull hande eche hower that god hath lente the here. 1642 H. More Song of Soul iii. ii. xxviii., The soul..Oretakes each outgone beam; apprends it by advertence. |