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memorize

[ mem-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

memorized, memorizing.
  1. to commit to memory; learn by heart:

    to memorize a poem.



verb (used without object)

memorized, memorizing.
  1. to learn by heart:

    I've always been able to memorize easily.

memorize

/ ˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to commit to memory; learn so as to remember
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾴ˌ, noun
  • ˈ𳾴ˌ, adjective
  • ˌ𳾴ǰˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • o·a· adjective
  • o··tDz noun
  • o·e noun
  • ·o· verb (used with object) rememorized rememorizing
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of memorize1

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

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I knew a lot of those lines, but I did have to memorize Amber’s.

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To prepare, Kilmer spent a year in Sunset Strip clubs dressed as a rock star and memorized the lyrics to all Morrison’s songs.

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Have you ever tried memorizing choreo, or intubating a human being?

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So I had to prep for a long time just to memorize those lines before I got to set.

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Instead of being asked to memorize these incremental changes, officers are taught the broad strokes from significant shifts in the law, the professor said.

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