w o r d p l a y

Red squares enclose letters in the right place; green circles enclose letters in the wrong place. Deduce the word.

A verb.

LEARN.

(The N isn't in third or fourth position, and no word starts LN-, so N is the fifth letter. A isn't second or fourth, so it must be third. E isn't fourth, so it must be second. There is an R, so it's fourth.)