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commit to memory

Learn by heart, memorize, as in The director insisted that the altos commit their part to memory by Tuesday. First recorded in 1875, this phrase today is often replaced by the shorter memorize.

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RELATED WORDS

enroll, get, read, study, receive, master, gain, determine, grasp, review, matriculate, memorize, prepare, imbibe, peruse, grind, lucubrate, attain, cram, con

Nearby words

commissural fiber, commissure, commissure of cerebral hemispheres, commissurotomy, commit, commit to memory, commitment, commitment ceremony, commitment fee, committal, committed
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