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memorize

[ mem-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈmɛm əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.

to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.

verb (used without object), mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.

to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.

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Also especially British, mem·o·rise.

Origin of memorize

First recorded in 1585–95; memor(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM memorize

mem·o·riz·a·ble, adjectivemem·o·ri·za·tion, nounmem·o·riz·er, nounre·mem·o·rize, verb (used with object), re·mem·o·rized, re·mem·o·riz·ing.

Words nearby memorize

memorialist, memorialize, memoried, memorist, memoriter, memorize, memory, memory bank, memory card, memory cell, memory engram
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British Dictionary definitions for memorizable

memorize

memorise

/ (ˈmɛməˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember

Derived forms of memorize

memorizable or memorisable, adjectivememorization or memorisation, nounmemorizer or memoriser, noun
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