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master

2 verb
     
master2 [transitive]
1 to learn a skill or a language so well that you have no difficulty with it:
the skills needed to master a new language
I never quite mastered the art of walking in high heels.
2 to manage to control a strong emotion [= overcome]:
He had learned to master his fear of heights.
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