Mastered

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Master \Mas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mastered}; p. pr. vb. n.
     {Mastering}.]
     1. To become the master of; to subject to one's will,
        control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to
        subdue.
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              Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered,
              even though it cost blows.            --Locke.
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     2. To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to
        become an adept in; as, to master a science.
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     3. To own; to posses. [Obs.]
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              The wealth
              That the world masters.               --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mastered \mastered\ adj.
     Learned thoroughly.
  
     Syn: down, down pat(predicate).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mastered
       adj : understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" [syn:
             {down}, {down pat(p)}]