Comprehend

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To take in or include by construction or implication; to Comprise; to Imply.

II. Comprehend ·vt To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to Understand.

III. Comprehend ·vt To Contain; to Embrace; to Include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.