Grasped
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- (v.) Past tense of grasp, meaning to seize or take hold of something, often used metaphorically in legal contexts to indicate comprehension or control.
The court grasped the complexity of the contractual dispute.
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As an inflected form, 'grasped' should be referenced under the base term 'grasp' to avoid redundancy.
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