memorize

memorize
transitive verb (-rized; -rizing) Date: 1834 to commit to memory ; learn by heart • memorizable adjectivememorization nounmemorizer noun

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  • Memorize — Mem o*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Memorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Memorizing}.] [See {Memory}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They neglect to memorize their conquest. Spenser. [1913 Webster] They …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • memorize — index recall (remember), remember Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • memorize — (v.) 1590s, commit to writing; see MEMORY (Cf. memory) + IZE (Cf. ize). The meaning commit to memory is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • memorize — (Amer.) mem·o·rize || memÉ™raɪz v. remember, learn by heart, commit to memory (also memorise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • memorize — [v] remember commit to memory, cram, fix in the mind, keep forever, know, know by heart, learn, learn by heart, master, nail down, recall, recollect, remind, retain, store; concept 40 …   New thesaurus

  • memorize — (also memorise) ► VERB ▪ learn by heart …   English terms dictionary

  • memorize — ☆ memorize [mem′ə rīz΄] vt. memorized, memorizing to commit to memory; learn by heart memorization n …   English World dictionary

  • memorize */ — UK [ˈmeməraɪz] / US [ˈmeməˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms memorize : present tense I/you/we/they memorize he/she/it memorizes present participle memorizing past tense memorized past participle memorized to learn something so that you remember …   English dictionary

  • memorize — memorizable, adj. memorization, n. memorizer, n. /mem euh ruyz /, v., memorized, memorizing. v.t. 1. to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem. v.i. 2. to learn by heart: I ve always been able to memorize easily. Also, esp. Brit …   Universalium

  • memorize — [[t]me̱məraɪz[/t]] memorizes, memorizing, memorized VERB If you memorize something, you learn it so that you can remember it exactly. [V n] He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose s street. Syn: learn by heart (in BRIT, also use… …   English dictionary

  • memorize — verb Memorize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail, ↑word …   Collocations dictionary

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