COMPREHEND
\kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd], \kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd], \k_ˌɒ_m_p_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˈɛ_n_d]\
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To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
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To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.
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To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
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Theodore Tilton
- American journalist, verse-writer, editor, lecturer; born in New York city, Oct. 2, 1835. was long known as editor on the Independent(1856-72). established Golden Age(newspaper), but retired from it after two years. 1883 went abroad, where remained. Besides numerous essays fugitive pieces, he has published: "The Sexton's Tale, and Other Poems"(1867); "Sanctum Sanctorum; or, An Editor's Proof Sheets"(1869); "Tempest-Tossed", a romance(1873); "Thou I"(1880); "Suabian Stories",(1882). Died 1907.