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

The team found that ChatGPT-4o had near-random predictions when it could no longer tap its memorized knowledge base — the data it was trained on.

From MarketWatch

When she got to the U.S. decades later, she would tape dollar bills to the wall to memorize the country’s currency, which landed her a cashier job.

From Los Angeles Times

You don’t need to become a homesteader or memorize the Farmer’s Almanac.

From Salon

June, for a bat mitzvah scene you memorized a complicated Torah portion.

From Los Angeles Times

It also compelled me to step up my marital game by planning more date nights, taking more walks together and finally memorizing my wife’s coffee order.

From The Wall Street Journal