Apprehend and Fail

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Apprehend

Apprehend verb - To have a clear idea of.
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Fail is an antonym for apprehend in understand topic.
Nearby Words: apprehension, apprehensive, apprehensively, apprehensible, apprehending

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Apprehend is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed
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Common collocations

guy apprehend guy fail guy
people apprehend people fail people
everyone apprehend everyone fail everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • It's pointed out that Fudge's policies fail to apprehend any Death Eaters in any way, and in fact are only giving Voldemort more support, as people who ordinarily would not fight for him now think that they have no choice, since the Ministry would arrest them regardless.
    Source: Ron The Death Eater / Harry Potter
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