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LEM

prēnsō, prēnsāre, prēnsāvī, prēnsātus

prehendo

verb (1^st conjugation)

to grasp, seize, catch, lay hold of
to take hold of, catch, hold, check, detain, stop
to sue for office, canvass

Abbreviations

prēnsō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. prehendo, to grasp, seize, catch, lay hold of: manu bracchia, H.: forcipe ferrum, V.: prensantes effugit umbra manūs, O.

—To take hold of, catch, hold, check, detain, stop: prensantes veteranos cicatrices numerabant, L.

—To sue for office, canvass: prensat Galba, is a candidate: patres, solicit, L.