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Prehend vs Prepend - What's the difference?

prehend | prepend |

As verbs the difference between prehend and prepend

is that prehend is (obsolete) to lay hold of; to seize while prepend is (computing|linguistics|transitive) to attach (an expression, phrase, etc) to another, as a prefix or prepend can be (rare|transitive) to premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

prehend

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.
    • (Middleton)
    (Webster 1913)

    prepend

    English

    Etymology 1

    From pre-'' + ''(ap)pend , by analogy with append .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

    • Etymology 2

    From pre-'' + Latin ''pendere ‘weigh’.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

    • See also

    * append * prefix

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