memorize
verb
mem·o·rize
ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 
memorized; memorizing
: to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorizer
noun
Examples of memorize in a Sentence
an actress memorizing her lines
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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In the age of artificial intelligence, being knowledgeable — memorizing facts, or knowing where to go find them — isn't nearly as valuable as learning how to ask great questions, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will use the longer classical time controls, but players won’t be able to prepare by memorizing long lines of opening moves.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Image Like many devout people in Pakistan, Mr. Wahab believes that a child who memorizes the Quran will bring blessings to the family, including the promise of taking 10 others to paradise in the afterlife.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
London taxi-drivers, who must memorize complex navigational routes, experience growth in areas of their hippocampi.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will use the longer classical time controls, but players won’t be able to prepare by memorizing long lines of opening moves.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Image Like many devout people in Pakistan, Mr. Wahab believes that a child who memorizes the Quran will bring blessings to the family, including the promise of taking 10 others to paradise in the afterlife.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
London taxi-drivers, who must memorize complex navigational routes, experience growth in areas of their hippocampi.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorize. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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