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.