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Memorize
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mem·o·rize
/
ˈmɛm
əˌraɪz
/
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[
mem
-
uh
-rahyz
]
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verb,
mem·o·rized,
mem·o·riz·ing.
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
re·mem·o·rize,
verb (used with object),
re·mem·o·rized,
re·mem·o·riz·ing.
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memorize
or
memorise
(ˈmɛməˌraɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember
memorise
or
memorise
—
vb
'memorizable
or
memorise
—
adj
'memorisable
or
memorise
—
adj
memori'zation
or
memorise
—
n
memori'sation
or
memorise
—
n
'memorizer
or
memorise
—
n
'memoriser
or
memorise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
memorize
1590s, "commit to writing;" see
memory
+
-ize
. The mental meaning is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Another helped users
memorize
the alphabet by placing the letters in a fixed
sequence and giving them easy-to-remember names.
Memorize
these toppings for the pizza you are about to make: oregano, sausage,
artichoke hearts.
They didn't have to play golf and
memorize
sports statistics.
Memorize
your skills so you can talk freely about your past accomplishments in
an interview.
They can
memorize
complex sequences of video game codes but the same can't be said for the multiplication table.
Although full of reference material, it could not be used as a reference without being read enough times to
memorize
it.
In this world of exponentially rising amounts of information, the stress is no longer on how much your can
memorize
.
It's up to the player to practice and
memorize
enemy patterns to survive.
The mnemonic device can be a terrific tool to help students
memorize
those things that are so easy to forget.
It is much more important to teach the characteristics of each category of planet than to ask kids to
memorize
a bunch of names.
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