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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'

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"Mastered" Quotes from Famous Books

... the "Scorpion," which on the 5th anchored about five miles off, ignorant of what had happened. The now British schooner weighed and ran down to her, showing American colors; and, getting thus alongside without being suspected, mastered her also. Besides the officers hurt, there were of the "Tigress'" crew three killed and three wounded; the British having two killed and eight wounded. No loss seems to have been incurred on either side in the capture of the "Scorpion." ...

— Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 - Volume 2 • Alfred Thayer Mahan

... clearly, I did not mount the horse, which would have mastered me in that condition, but led him slowly up the hill to Katamun. Upon the top there was a grove of trees, above which peeped some flat roofs and a dome. At length I reached the gate of this enclosure. It was open, and I led the horse along a sort of drive, on which ...

— Oriental Encounters - Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 • Marmaduke Pickthall

... set out his plans, which in sum were that a Roman fleet and army should appear at the mouths of the Nile to besiege and capture Alexandria, and, with his help, massacre or drive out every Moslem in Egypt. The scheme, which he set forth with much detail, seemed feasible enough, and when I had mastered its particulars I promised to report it to the Empress, and afterwards ...

— The Wanderer's Necklace • H. Rider Haggard

... scowl, aware of the impotent rage the latter felt over the worst insult that could be offered an honest cattleman. For an instant he watched Blackburn keenly, his lips sneering; and then when he saw that Blackburn had mastered his ...

— The Trail Horde • Charles Alden Seltzer

... rivets the attention and arouses and keeps alive the interest of the young student; in fact, it is the only true method of cultivating a scientific habit of study[57]. The subject-matter as set forth on the printed pages of this book should be mastered, of course, but at the same time the topics discussed should be illuminated and made more interesting and practical by a well-arranged series of experiments, a goodly show of specimens, and a ...

— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell

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