precomprehend

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ comprehend.

Verb

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.