memorize

American  

[mem-uh-rahyz] / ˈmɛm əˌraɪz /

especially British, memorise

verb (used with object)

memorized, memorizing

1. to commit to memory; learn by heart.

   to memorize a poem.

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verb (used without object)

memorized, memorizing

1. to learn by heart.

   I've always been able to memorize easily.

memorize British  

/ ˈmɛməˌraɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• memorizable adjective
• memorization noun
• memorizer noun
• rememorize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of memorize

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

Example Sentences

There was no way Jonah would be able to casually lean forward, open the file, then look at and memorize its contents.

From Literature

All the while, she’s mentally organizing her questions — memorized more like a script, rather than written on her device or note cards — and juggling the “Chicken Shop Date” persona that brought her to the dance.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I realize she probably just memorized the spot on the page, the way I memorized The Cat in the Hat when I was her age.

From Literature

I’d planned a speech for Mama and Daddy, too, and I had it all memorized.

From Literature

Many commenters cheered him on, sharing stories of their own efforts to memorize the words to their favorite songs in other languages—often English.

From The Wall Street Journal