precomprehend

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ comprehend.

Verb

precomprehend (third-person singular simple present precomprehends, present participle precomprehending, simple past and past participle precomprehended)

  1. (transitive) To comprehend in advance.
    • 2001, Ashok Kara, The Ghosts of Justice, page 263:
      Thus, beyond Trakl's immediate experience of 'horror', we already precomprehend the profound sense of anguish that was ripping him apart.