The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience.
Bacon.
Dep`re*hen"si*ble (?), a. That may be caught or discovered; apprehensible. [Obs.] Petty.
-- Dep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
Dep`re*hen"sion (?), n. [L. deprehensio.] A catching; discovery. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
De*press" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." Tennyson.