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verb

Master v. t. (past & past part. mastered; pres. part. mastering)

To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. "Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows."

To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

To own; to posses. (Obs.) "The wealth That the world masters."

Master v. i. To be skillful; to excel. (Obs.)

adjective

mastered adj. Learned thoroughly.

Synonyms: down, down pat(predicate).

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Etymology of 'Mastered'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mastered" Quotes from Famous Books

... to sing this in the most charming manner, especially the last word in the last line. Not the least charm in her manner was her evident conviction that she had mastered the ...

— The Dodge Club - or, Italy in 1859 • James De Mille

... mastered great difficulties in becoming a sculptor in established practice."—Mrs. ...

— Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. • Clara Erskine Clement

... medicine, we can now add literature, journalism, engineering and all the sciences. Even art, as generally understood, is now spoken of as a profession, and there are professors to teach its many branches in all the great universities. Any one of these professions, if carefully mastered and diligently pursued, promises fame, and, if not fortune, certainly a competency, for the calling that does not furnish a competency for a man and his family, can hardly be called a success, no matter the degree of ...

— How to Get on in the World - A Ladder to Practical Success • Major A.R. Calhoon

... her shorthand and typing, but a Kafir girl would have known as much about the English language. Nobody ever wanted to learn more than Becky. She fairly wore the dictionary out. She dug up her old school grammar and worked over it at night. She faithfully mastered Miss Devine's fussy ...

— A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays • Willa Cather

... mentioning her as one of the great luminaries of the present day. The subject of astronomy is so sublime that one shrinks into a sense of nothingness in contemplating it, and can't help regarding those who have mastered the mighty process and advanced the limits of the science as beings of another order. I could not then take my eyes off this woman, with a feeling of surprise and something like incredulity, all involuntary and very foolish; but to see a mincing, ...

— The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III • Charles C. F. Greville

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