memorize
to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.
Origin of memorize
1- Also especially British, mem·o·rise .
Other words from memorize
- mem·o·riz·a·ble, adjective
- mem·o·ri·za·tion, noun
- mem·o·riz·er, noun
- re·mem·o·rize, verb (used with object), re·mem·o·rized, re·mem·o·riz·ing.
Words Nearby memorize
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How to use memorize in a sentence
For somebody who’s born blind, that whole area is used for completely different things—touch, hearing, memorizing vocabulary words, and so on.
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain | Steve Paulson | October 14, 2020 | NautilusIn ancient Rome, slaves were trained to memorize the names of voters who might be persuaded to vote for their master, so that he could find and greet them personally.
The technology that powers the 2020 campaigns, explained | Tate Ryan-Mosley | September 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSchools tend to focus on covering lots of topics and memorizing countless facts.
A secret of science: Mistakes boost understanding | Rachel Kehoe | September 10, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe brain wants to spend as little energy as possible so if it’s something already known, it’s easier to identify and memorize.
Five great display and video advertising tactics to increase relevance and revenue in a cookie-less world | Anastasia-Yvoni Spiliopoulou | August 24, 2020 | Search Engine WatchLondon taxi drivers are required to memorize “the Knowledge” – the complex routes, roads and landmarks of their city.
“Five of them would attend a show and each one would memorize a certain part of a garment,” said Elia.
People think history is a bunch of facts and dates that you memorize.
Brad Meltzer's Passion For Reuniting America With Its Historic Objects | Oliver Jones | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmemorize and spread this mantra: The War on Drugs Is What Makes Thugs.
I love to read poetry and try to memorize poetry on my hiatus so that I keep my memorization skills going.
‘The Good Wife’s Christine Baranski on Life After Will Gardner’s Death | Jason Lynch | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou had to memorize something and stand stock still with your hands behind your voice and just boom out in front of 500 people.
'About a Boy' Star David Walton Is No Hugh Grant, in the Best Way | Kevin Fallon | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reader should memorize it so that it may be used without referring to the book.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleI am often asked how to memorize, for instance—or the best means for doing this; another psychological process.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerThe ability to memorize ideas expressed in notes grows with use, just as any other aptitude grows with continued effort.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerYou remember the stories you memorize and the card tricks you study and that little piece on the piano—how does it go?
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryWell, it cost me a good deal of trouble to memorize them; still, I'd be glad to let them go cheap and be rid of them.
Christopher and the Clockmakers | Sara Ware Bassett
British Dictionary definitions for memorize
memorise
/ (ˈmɛməˌraɪz) /
(tr) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember
Derived forms of memorize
- memorizable or memorisable, adjective
- memorization or memorisation, noun
- memorizer or memoriser, noun
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