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to memorize

to memorize

175 2.3
Learn something so you can remember it exactly
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/
translation icon : memorizar
  • I memorized this path as a child.
  • memorize facts
  • memorize words
  • memorize formulas

He spends thousands of hours to memorize zip codes for real.

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Examples

  • I don't have to try to memorize a word.

    YaleCourses

  • I would memorize the color of their shirts.

  • Well, the way I memorize it is as follows.

  • So I'll try not to memorize until like a couple of days out.

  • Anyone can memorize facts and figures.

    Curious George (2006)

  • I'm not asking you to memorize so many details.

  • So now all you have to memorize are the headlines for your group.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • I'd like you to memorize the names of the local high schools.

    Private Parts (1997)

  • Tai chi uses slow, focused movements and involves learning and memorizing new skills and movement patterns.

    Academic text (2015)

  • To pass the exam, you will need to memorize the key concepts and definitions.

Synonyms

to learn
vsto memorize
∞ 1.0

Remember words and facts so you can say them later

is identical in meaning and expresses committing facts to memory
to know by heart
vsto memorize
22 2.6

Remember something so well that you can say it without reading

is the general act of committing facts to memory without requiring perfect recitation

Antonyms

to forget
∞ 1.0

Not remember something you should remember

How Well

to master
191 4.1
to memorize
175 2.3
to learn
∞ 1.0
to study
∞ 1.0
to cram
15 3.9

Surface Forms

memorize infinitive
memorized past
memorized past participle
memorizing present participle
memorizes third person singular

Morphology

memorize = memory (transparent) = memory + ize

Formed from the noun 'memory' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' (spelling change y→i), so the meaning 'to commit to memory' is directly derived.

Etymology

Memorize comes from the Latin root memor, meaning 'remembering', plus the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to do'. So to memorize is to 'make' something part of your memory, or learn it so you can remember it exactly.