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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
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

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

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