Comprehend

kom-pre-hend′, v.t. to seize or take up with the mind, to understand: to comprise or include.— ns. Comprehensibil′ity , Comprehen′siblene .— adj. Comprehen′sible , capable of being understood.— adv. Comprehen′sibly .— n. Comprehen′sion , power of the mind to understand: ( logic ) the intension of a term or the sum of the qualities implied in the term: the inclusion of Nonconformists within the Church of England.— adj. Comprehen′sive , having the quality or power of comprehending much: extensive: full.— adv. Comprehen′sively .— n. Comprehen′sivene . [L. comprehendĕre , to seize.]