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

"They just memorize, and they can give you some insight, but they don't understand what they're talking about."

From Science Daily

Each night we received two pages of code names to memorize.

From Literature

To support that goal, the researchers have released some questions publicly while keeping the majority hidden so that AI models cannot simply memorize the answers.

From Science Daily

Deeper analysis showed ravens were in fact revisiting spots where wolves commonly took down prey -- animals like deer, elk or bison -- suggesting the birds were creating and memorizing a "resource landscape."

From Barron's

Too often, civics is reduced to memorizing the mechanics of government.

From The Wall Street Journal