apprehend vs twig

apprehend

verb
  • To be or become aware of (something); to perceive. 

  • To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard. 

  • To seize or take (something); to take hold of. 

  • To understand. 

  • To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose. 

  • To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest. 

  • To be apprehensive; to fear. 

  • To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear. 

  • To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize. 

  • To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand. 

twig

verb
  • To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something. 

  • To twitch; 

  • To beat with twigs. 

  • To tweak. 

  • To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend. 

  • To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. 

noun
  • A small thin branch of a tree or bush. 

How often have the words apprehend and twig occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )