commit to memory
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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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Words nearby commit to memory
committee of one, committee of the whole, Committee of the Whole House, committeeperson, committeewoman, commit to memory, commix, commixture, commo, commode, commodification
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