资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See {Prehensile}.]
   To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton.

资料来源 : WordNet®

prehend
     v : take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money
         on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother
         seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize
         small mammals" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}]