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grok

Main Entry:: grok
Pronunciation:: \ˈgräk\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: grokked; grok·king
Etymology:: coined by Robert A. Heinlein †1988 American author
Date:: 1961

: to understand profoundly and intuitively

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