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apprehend, comprehend
apprehend (ap" ri HEND) (verb)
1. To arrest, to take into custody: The police expect to apprehend the kidnappers before nightfall.
2. To understand, to perceive: The public doesn't fully apprehend the complexity of space flight.
comprehend (kom" pri HEND, komp" ri HEND) (verb)
To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; to grasp: Jimmy couldn't comprehend the advanced textbook that was being used in his class.

Kirk found it difficult to comprehend that, when the police had to apprehend the motorists who were speeding, the drivers seemed unable to apprehend the danger they created by speeding on the highway.

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comprehend (verb), comprehends; comprehended; comprehending
1. To recognize the nature or essence of something; to grasp with the mind; to fathom: After Jill’s accident, and while she was in hospital, her friend Jane talked to her and finally comprehended what had caused this terrible tragedy and what it meant for her family.
2. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of a situation; to mentally perceive and to understand what is going on: Mr. Smith explained the algebra assignment many times and finally the students comprehended how to solve the related mathematical problems.
To undrstand or to know something mentally.
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cogni-, cogn-, cognosc-
(Latin: know, learn; comprehend, perceive)
limpid-
(Latin: limpidus, clear; calm, serene; easy to comprehend or to understand)
nubi-, nub-
(Latin: cloud, fog; shade; dark or obscure, not easy to comprehend)