precomprehend

verb

precomprehend

verb

Etymology From pre- + comprehend.

1

To comprehend in advance.

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

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