memorize

[ mem-uh-rahyz ]
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verb (used with object),mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.
  1. to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.

verb (used without object),mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.
  1. to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.

Origin of memorize

1
First recorded in 1585–95; memor(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, mem·o·rise .

Other words from memorize

  • mem·o·riz·a·ble, adjective
  • mem·o·ri·za·tion, noun
  • mem·o·riz·er, noun
  • re·mem·o·rize, verb (used with object), re·mem·o·rized, re·mem·o·riz·ing.

Words Nearby memorize

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British Dictionary definitions for memorize

memorize

memorise

/ (ˈmɛməˌraɪz) /


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

Derived forms of memorize

  • memorizable or memorisable, adjective
  • memorization or memorisation, noun
  • memorizer or memoriser, noun

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