prehend

verb2

1. •
   To perceive in the manner of Alfred North Whitehead's concept of prehension.

   • Each of the four levels "prehends" the other, and so in the punning of words so frequent in hieroglyphic writing, we encounter a richer and more inclusive mode of thought than we are accustomed to. — 1981
2. •
   (no longer used) To lay hold of; to seize.

   • Here they be all three now ; prehend 'em , officers — 1615