grok

grok

verb \ˈgräk\

grokkedgrok·king

Definition of GROK

transitive verb

: to understand profoundly and intuitively

Examples of GROK

1. <the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe>

Origin of GROK

coined by Robert A. Heinlein †1988 American author

First Known Use: 1961

Related to GROK

Synonyms: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, comprehend, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Antonyms: miss

Related Words: absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

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Rhymes with GROK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok