Comprehend
Etymology
From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”).
Verb
comprehend (third-person singular simple present comprehends, present participle comprehending, simple past and past participle comprehended)
- (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.] quotations ▼
- To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly. [from 14th c.] quotations ▼