— apprehender , n.
/ap'ri hend"/ , v.t.
1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
2. to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive.
3. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.
v.i.
4. to understand.
5. to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear.
[ 1350-1400; ME apprehenden apprehendere to grasp, equiv. to ap- AP- 1 + prehendere to seize ( pre- PRE- + -hendere to grasp) ]