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   comprehend

   /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. grasp mentally; understand: "he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat" Similar understandgrasptake inseeapprehendfollowmake sense offathommake outpuzzle outget to the bottom ofpenetraterealizeperceivediscerndivineunraveldecipherinterpretpiece togetherinformal:work outfigure outmake head or tail ofget one's head aroundwrap one's mind roundtake on boardget a fix onget the hang ofget the drift ofcatch on tolatch on totumble tocrackdiggetsee the lightget the picturetwigsuss outsusssavvy
   • 2. include, comprise, or encompass: formal "a divine order comprehending all men" Similar compriseincludetake inencompassembraceinvolvecontaincoverOpposite exclude

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.

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   • 1. comprehender noun

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RigvedaRigveda - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts known as the Vedas. Only one Shakha of the many survive today, namely the Śakalya Shakha. Much of the contents contained in the remaining Shakhas are now ...