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Master(medicine)
master eye(medicine)
old master(dictionary)
master's(dictionary)
Master(health)
master key(dictionary)
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master (iou)



master verb trans. ME.
[from MASTER noun1 & adjective. Cf. Old French maistrier.]
Get the better of in a contest or struggle; overcome, defeat. ME.
J. Beresford Lord Edward was mastered, brought to the Castle, and committed to Newgate. G. P. R. James Deep grief masters me.
Reduce to subjection, compel to obey; break, tame. ME.
Goldsmith The Zebra..could never be entirely mastered. George Eliot A woman who would have liked to master him.
Temper, season; modify. obsolete exc. Dyeing, season or age (dyestuffs); in Tanning, subject (skins) to the action of an astringent lye. LME.
Have at one's disposal; own, possess. L16-M17.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice The wealth That the world masters.
a. Execute with skill. Only in E17.
b. Make oneself master of (an art, science, etc.); acquire complete knowledge or understanding of, acquire complete facility in using. L17.
R. G. Collingwood I have never been able to master the piano. K. Waterhouse We had mastered the mysteries of foreplay, contraception, climax. A. MacLean Captain Imrie had long mastered the art of dining gracefully at sea.
Act the part of master towards; rule as a master; be the master of (a school etc.). E17.
Record the master disc or tape for (a sound recording); make a recording of (a performance) from which a master can be created. M20.
masterer noun (rare) E17.
mastering noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) Tanning a kind of lye made of lime etc. (cf. MASTER verb 3): L15.