Take+unawares

  • 41Deprehend — Dep re*hend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprehending}.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See {Prehensile}.] 1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an… …

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  • 42Deprehended — Deprehend Dep re*hend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprehending}.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See {Prehensile}.] 1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person… …

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  • 43Deprehending — Deprehend Dep re*hend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprehending}.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See {Prehensile}.] 1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person… …

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  • 44Surprise — Sur*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. [1913… …

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  • 45Surprised — Surprise Sur*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack …

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  • 46Surprising — Surprise Sur*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack …

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  • 47bowl over — transitive verb Date: 1867 1. to take unawares 2. impress I,2 …

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  • 48catch out — transitive verb Date: 1804 1. to detect in error or wrongdoing < caught him out committing perjury > 2. to take unawares or by surprise …

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  • 49blind-side — or blind·side (blīndʹsīd ) tr.v. blind ·sid·ed, blind ·sid·ing, blind ·sides 1. To hit or attack on or from the blind side. 2. To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results: “The recent recession, with its wave of&#8230; …

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  • 50amaze, astonish, surprise — Amaze means to bewilder, to perplex, to astound, to stun. Its meaning can be recalled by thinking that to be amazed is to be lost in a maze : I thought you were dead; your reappearance amazes me. Astonish means to strike with sudden fear or&#8230; …

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