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The word for today is…
grok (verb)):
: to understand profoundly and intuitively
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Grok may be the only English word that derives from Martian. Yes, I do mean the language of the planet Mars. No, I’m not getting too weird; we’ve just ventured into the realm of science fiction. Grok (pronounced grahk) was introduced in Robert A. Heinlein’s 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The book’s main character, Valentine Michael Smith, is a Martian-raised human who comes to Earth as an adult, bringing with him words from his native tongue and a unique perspective on the strange ways of earthlings. Grok was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it.
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