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memorizer

[mem-uh-rahyz] Origin

mem·o·rize

[mem-uh-rahyz] verb, -rized, -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.

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Memorizer is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Also, especially British, mem·o·rise.


Origin:
1585–95; memor(y) + -ize

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), -rized, -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

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memorize
1590s, "commit to writing;" see memory + -ize. The mental meaning is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing.
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