grok

[grok]Slang.

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verb (used with object)

to understand thoroughly and intuitively.

verb (used without object)

to communicate sympathetically.

Origin of grok

coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)

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Contemporary Examples

Woe unto the politicians and parties that fail to grok this, as they will face only bigger and bigger losses in market share.
Hey, Boomers—Millennials Hate Your Partisan Crap
Nick Gillespie
July 10, 2014

Word Origin and History for grok

v.

"to understand empathically," 1961, arbitrary formation by U.S. science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) in his book "Stranger in a Strange Land." In popular use 1960s; perhaps obsolete now except in internet technology circles.