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61arrest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, apprehend, capture, nab (inf.), pinch, bust (both sl.); stop, halt; retard, suspend. See end, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Legal restraint] Syn. apprehension, taking into custody,… …
62catch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. take, seize; overtake; land, net, hook; surprise, detect; snare, trap; capture, arrest, apprehend, nab (inf.); snatch. See restraint, deception, difficulty, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
63comprehend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. comprise, embrace, include; grasp, apprehend, conceive, understand, see, know. See knowledge, inclusion, intelligence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To include] Syn. contain, comprise, embrace; see… …
64grasp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hold, clasp, seize; comprehend, understand. See acquisition, intelligence, authority, retention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To clutch] Syn. seize, take, grip, clasp; see seize 1 , 2 . 2. [To comprehend]… …
65perceive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. apprehend, discern; observe, notice, see; comprehend, know. See knowledge. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [See] Syn. observe, note, notice, discern; see discern , look 2 , regard 1 , see 1 . 2. [Understand] …
66understand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. know, comprehend, grasp, catch; perceive, discern, penetrate, apprehend; interpret, construe, fathom; gather, infer, assume; realize, believe; sympathize (with). See meaning, intelligence,… …
67quail at — verb anticipate with dread or anxiety • Syn: ↑apprehend • Derivationally related forms: ↑apprehensive (for: ↑apprehend), ↑apprehension (for: ↑apprehend), ↑ …
68GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… …
69Comprehend — Com pre*hend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprehending}.] [L. comprehendere, comprehensum; com + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.). See {Get}, and cf. {Comprise}.] 1. To contain; to… …
70Comprehended — Comprehend Com pre*hend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprehending}.] [L. comprehendere, comprehensum; com + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.). See {Get}, and cf. {Comprise}.] 1. To… …
