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Etymology

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pre- +‎ comprehend

Verb

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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.