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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Nearby words
memorious, memorise, memorist, memoriter, memorization, memorize, memory, memory bank, memory card, memory cell, memory engram
Also especially British, mem·o·rise.
Related formsmem·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.
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British Dictionary definitions for memorize
memorize
memorise
/ (ˈmɛməˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember
Derived Formsmemorizable or memorisable, adjectivememorization or memorisation, nounmemorizer or memoriser, noun
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Word Origin and History for memorize
memorize
1590s, "commit to writing;" see memory + -ize. The meaning "commit to memory" is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper