begrasp

English

Etymology

From be- (“around, about, completely”) +‎ grasp.

Verb

begrasp (third-person singular simple present begrasps, present participle begrasping, simple past and past participle begrasped)

(transitive, rare, dialectal) To grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.
- 1827, William Tennant, Papistry storm'd:
  [...] As if his hand begrasp't already An iron-geddok; [...]
- 1873, The Contemporary Review, volume 21, page 218:
  I am now realmless; Me have so hard the clasps of Hell Firmly begrasped.

Synonyms

(grasp firmly): clasp, grasp, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp