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English
Etymology
From be- (“around, about, completely”) + grasp.
Verb
begrasp (third-person singular simple present begrasps, present participle begrasping, simple past and past participle begrasped)
- (transitive, rare, dialectal) To grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.
1827, William Tennant, Papistry storm'd:[...] As if his hand begrasp't already An iron-geddok; [...]
1873, The Contemporary Review, volume 21, page 218:I am now realmless; Me have so hard the clasps of Hell Firmly begrasped.
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