as in to learn
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Anyone could learn how to play perfect tic-tac-toe in one sitting by memorizing a few move sequences.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
Parents showing interest boosts kids’ self-esteem Most children don’t memorize the period table at such a young age.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 31 July 2024
And even those who’ve memorized every splatter pattern from the original Dexter will enjoy the revelations in the spinoff, Brown promises.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
Its a tenet of international travel to understand that the U.S. Constitution does not travel with you, but even if one studies and memorizes Russian laws, there is no telling what could land an American in trouble there.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
Parents showing interest boosts kids’ self-esteem Most children don’t memorize the period table at such a young age.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 31 July 2024
And even those who’ve memorized every splatter pattern from the original Dexter will enjoy the revelations in the spinoff, Brown promises.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
Its a tenet of international travel to understand that the U.S. Constitution does not travel with you, but even if one studies and memorizes Russian laws, there is no telling what could land an American in trouble there.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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