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.
