memorize

verb

mem·​o·​rize ˈme-mə-ˌrīz How to pronounce memorize (audio)
memorized; memorizing

transitive verb

: to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorizable adjective
memorizer noun

Examples of memorize in a Sentence

an actress memorizing her lines everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
Recent Examples on the Web That way, the pilot will have a transcript of all the information conveyed by air traffic controllers, instead of having to interpret and memorize it on the fly (no pun intended). Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024 He was dedicated to memorizing the Quran and had been a software engineering student before the war who had graduated at the top of his high school class. Doha Madani, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 Jobs had to memorize an exact sequence of touches and swipes for the demo or the phone would have crashed. Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 The White House national security adviser is a most serious person and, by most accounts, always has been—a Minnesota kid who had memorized world capitals before the age of 14 and, by 35, had traveled to 112 of those countries as then secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s close adviser. Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorize 

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of memorize was in 1834

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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

memorize

verb
mem·​o·​rize ˈmem-ə-ˌrīz How to pronounce memorize (audio)
memorized; memorizing
: to learn by heart
memorization noun

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