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mem⋅o⋅rize

  [mem-uh-rahyz] verb, -rized, -riz⋅ing.
Use memorize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
–verb (used without object)
2. to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.
Also, especially British, mem⋅o⋅rise.

Origin:
1585–95; memor(y) + -ize

Related forms:
mem⋅o⋅riz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
mem⋅o⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
mem⋅o⋅riz⋅er, noun
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mem·o·rize   (měm'ə-rīz')   
tr.v.   mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing, mem·o·riz·es
  1. To commit to memory; learn by heart.
  2. Computer Science To store in memory: "Some programmable phones can now memorize up to 100 numbers" (Time).
mem'o·riz'a·ble adj., mem'o·ri·za'tion (-rĭ-zā'shən) n., mem'o·riz'er n.
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Memorize

Mem"o*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Memorized; p. pr. & vb. n. Memorizing.] [See Memory.]

1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.]

They neglect to memorize their conquest. --Spenser.

They meant to . . . memorize another Golgotha. --Shak.

2. To commit to memory; to learn by heart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : memorize
Spanish: aprender de memoria, memorizar,
German: sich einprägen,
Japanese: 暗記する
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