First Known Use: 1961
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grok
verb \ˈgräk\
grokkedgrok·king
Definition of GROK
transitive verb
: to understand profoundly and intuitively
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Origin of GROK
coined by Robert A. Heinlein †1988 American author
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
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